Florence Ekpo-Umoh

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Nigeria
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	8th (sf)	400m	53.84
			14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:49.16
Representing Germany
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.00
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:21.97
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:25.10
	World Cup	Madrid, Spain	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.09

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

• Florence Ekpo-Umoh at World Athletics
• 2008 Official Beijing Olympics profile : Ekpo-Umoh, Florence