Doreen Amata
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Born | May 6, 1988 (age 36) Lagos, Nigeria |
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Doreen Amata (born May 6, 1988 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a female track and field athlete from Nigeria who specialises in the high jump event.[1]
Amata represented Nigeria at the 2008 Olympic Games, finishing in 16th place in the overall-rankings. She claimed a gold medal for her native West African country at the 2007 All-Africa Games.
Her personal bests in the event are 1.95 metres outdoors (Abuja 2008, Daegu 2011) and 1.93 metres (Banska Bystrica 2016).
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 1.89 m |
2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | – | NM |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 16th (q) | 1.89 m | |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 27th (q) | 1.85 m |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 8th | 1.93 m |
All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 1st | 1.80 m | |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 4th | 1.75 m |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 17th (q) | 1.90 m | |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 12th | 1.88 m |
African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 2nd | 1.85 m | |
2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 9th | 1.89 m |
References
- ↑ Doreen Amata profile at IAAF
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