Florence Ekpo-Umoh (born 27 December 1977 in Lagos) is a Nigerian-German sprinter, who specializes in the 400 m. She was suspended from competing for two years for doping.
Career Ekpo-Umoh last competed for her birth country Nigeria at the 1994 World Junior Championships. She defected to Germany in 1995 during a training camp there, married her German trainer in 1998 and received German citizenship in 2000. Since 1998, she represented the sports club USC Mainz.
In 2003, Ekpo-Umoh was found guilty of stanozolol doping. The sample was delivered on 24 January 2003 in an out-of-competition test in South Africa. She was suspended from the sport until March 2005.
Her personal best time is 51.13 seconds, achieved in June 2001 in Stuttgart.
Achievements Representing 1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal8th (sf)400m53.8414th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:49.16Representing 2001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal 3rd4 × 400 m relay3:31.00World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada 2nd4 × 400 m relay3:21.972002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany 1st4 × 400 m relay3:25.10World CupMadrid, Spain 6th4 × 400 m relay3:31.09
See also List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
2008 Official Beijing Olympics profile : Ekpo-Umoh, Florence
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