Davidson Ezinwa
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born (1971-11-22) 22 November 1971
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 9.94
200 m: 20.30
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Nigeria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1992 Barcelona4x100 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1997 Athens4x100 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1990 Auckland100 m
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place1995 Harare100 m
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1990 Plovdiv100 m
Silver medal – second place1990 Plovdiv200 m
Bronze medal – third place1990 Plovdiv4x100 m relay

Davidson Ezinwa (born 22 November 1971) is a former sprinter from Nigeria.

He won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships, both in 4 x 100 metres relay. He also won a 60 metres silver medal at the 1997 World Indoor Championships.

In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.94 seconds, although he has recorded 9.91 s, albeit with a doubtful wind reading of -2.3 m/s which is an unlikely weather condition for records. In any case his result ranks him second in Nigeria, behind Olusoji Fasuba, and fifth in Africa, behind Ferdinand Omanyala, Akani Simbine, Fasuba and Frankie Fredericks.[1] His personal best 200 metres time is 20.30 seconds, from 1990.

Ezinwa established a new World junior record in the 100-meter dash in 1990 (10.05), breaking Stanley Floyd's ten-year-old record (10.07). Ezinwa's record was not broken until 2003, when Darrel Brown ran a 10.01 100-meter dash.

He is the identical twin brother of Osmond Ezinwa. Both attended the Christian university Azusa Pacific University. Davidson Ezinwa tested positive for doping twice; for ephedrine in February 1996, and together with Osmond for hCG in 1999.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) Archived 2007-05-20 at the Wayback Machine - GBR Athletics
  2. ↑ BBC (25 August 1999). "news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/world_athletics/429525.stm". BBC News.


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