Doreen Amata

Doreen Amata
Personal information
Born6 May 1988 (1988-05-06) (age 36)
Lagos, Nigeria
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Nigeria
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Algiers High jump
Gold medal – first place 2011 Maputo High jump
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville High jump
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Durban High jump

Eyawomano Doreen Amata (born 6 May 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.

Amata competed for Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but she did not qualify for the finals.[2] She was the flag bearer for Nigeria during the closing ceremony.[3]

Her personal bests in the event are 1.95 metres outdoors (Abuja 2008, Daegu 2011) and 1.93 metres (Banska Bystrica 2016).[4][5]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Nigeria
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 7th 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
African Championships Durban, South Africa 2nd 1.82 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 27th (q) 1.89 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 10th 1.80 m
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 5th 1.78 m

References

  1. ^ Doreen Amata at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 21 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ^ Omogbeja, Yomi (4 February 2016). "Amata sets Nigerian indoor record in Banska Bystrica – AthleticsAfrica". www.athletics.africa. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Doreen AMATA". www.diamondleague.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.


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