Samson Idiata (born 23 January 1988 in Ewu2014 CWG profile) is a Nigerian high jumper and long jumper.
He took the bronze medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games, and later finished fifth at the 2006 African Championships and tenth at the 2007 All-Africa Games. He later switched to long jump. In this event he has finished eighth at the 2010 African Championships.
His personal best was 2.15 metres, first achieved in October 2003 in Hyderabad and later equalled once. In long jump his personal best is 8.00 metres, achieved in May 2013 in Castellón.
He was the gold medallist in the long jump at the 2015 African Games, but was stripped of this title after failing a drug test for clenbuterol.Doping ban shock for Nigeria. IOL (2016-01-24). Retrieved on 2016-01-24. He was banned for four years, until 15 September 2019.IAAF list of sanctioned athletes
Competition record Representing 2003All-Africa GamesAbuja, Nigeria3rdHigh jump2.10 mAfro-Asian GamesHyderabad, India2ndHigh jump2.15 m2006African ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius5thHigh jump2.15 m2007All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria10thHigh jump2.10 m2010African ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya8thLong jump7.51 m2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom14th (q)Long jump7.57 mAfrican ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco5thLong jump7.78 m2015African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo –Long jumpDQ
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