Eyawomano Doreen Amata (born 6 May 1988) is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump event.
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.
Amata competed for Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but she did not qualify for the finals. She was the flag bearer for Nigeria during the closing ceremony.
Her personal bests in the event are 1.95 metres outdoors (Abuja 2008, Daegu 2011) and 1.93 metres (Banska Bystrica 2016).
Competition record Representing 2007All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria1st1.89 m2008African ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia –NMOlympic GamesBeijing, China16th (q)1.89 m2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany27th (q)1.85 m2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea7th1.93 mAll-Africa GamesMaputo, Mozambique1st1.80 m2012African ChampionshipsPorto-Novo, Benin4th1.75 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom17th (q)1.90 m2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China12th1.88 mAfrican GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo2nd1.85 m2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States9th1.89 mAfrican ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa2nd1.82 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil27th (q)1.89 m2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia10th1.80 m2019African GamesRabat, Morocco5th1.78 m
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