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Doreen Amata
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| Born | 6 May 1988 (age 36) Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
- ^ Doreen Amata at World Athletics
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 21 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ Omogbeja, Yomi (4 February 2016). "Amata sets Nigerian indoor record in Banska Bystrica – AthleticsAfrica". www.athletics.africa. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Doreen AMATA". www.diamondleague.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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