Chidi Imoh
Chidi Imoh medal table |
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silver | 1992 Barcelona | 4 × 100 m |
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bronze | 1991 Seville | 60 m |
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gold | 1984 Rabat | 100 m |
gold | 1985 Cairo | 100 m |
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gold | 1987 Nairobi | 100 m |
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gold | 1983 Edmonton | 100 m |
gold | 1985 Kobe | 100 m |
Chidi Imoh (born August 27, 1963 ) is a former Nigerian athlete and sprinter . In the mid-1980s, he was the dominant African runner on the 100-meter course.
Life
At a height of 1.88 m, he had a competition weight of 77 kg. He celebrated his first successes at the 1983 Summer Universiade in Edmonton , Canada , when he won the 100-meter run at the age of nineteen . He was able to repeat this success two years later in Kobe and is still the only sprinter over this distance who was able to repeat his victory at a Universiade.
Imoh, who meanwhile started for the University of Missouri , was twice African champion and won the 1987 African Games in Nairobi . One of his career highlights was reaching third place and thus a bronze medal in the 60-meter run in 1991 at the World Indoor Championships in Seville . In the following year, he secured his country the silver medal with the 4 x 100 meter relay at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona . In 1994 Imoh was banned for four years for doping .
After completing his sports career, Imoh became a nurse in California.
Personal best
Individual evidence
- ↑ Doug Gillon: Officials identify doping offenders , The Herald September 17, 1994
- ↑ Uzor Odigbo: Nigeria: Star Athletes of Yesteryears - Where Are They Now? , Daily Independent (Lagos) April 8, 2011
Web links
- Chidi Imoh in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Chidi Imoh in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Chidi Imoh in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Imoh, Chidi |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian sprinter |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1963 |