Nigerian sprinter (born 1972)
Daniel Effiong
Born 17 June 1972 (1972-06-17 ) (age 52)Calabar , Nigeria
Daniel Effiong (born 17 June 1972 in Calabar ) is a retired male sprinter from Nigeria .
He became African 100 metres and Universiade champion in 1993. Together with Innocent Asonze , Francis Obikwelu and Deji Aliu he won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships , but the team was later disqualified (in August 2005) because Innocent Asonze failed a doping test in June 1999.[ 1]
In 100 metres his personal best time was 9.98 seconds, achieved in the semifinal of the 1993 World Championships . This ranks him sixth in Nigeria, behind Olusoji Fasuba , Davidson Ezinwa , Olapade Adeniken , Francis Obikwelu and Uchenna Emedolu .[ 2]
In 200 metres his personal best time was 20.10 seconds, achieved in May 1994 in Mount Sac . This ranks him second in Nigeria, only behind Francis Obikwelu, and fourth in Africa, behind Frankie Fredericks , Obikwelu and Stéphan Buckland .[ 2]
He missed the 1995 World Championships in Athletics due to a failed drug test at the Nigerian Championships, where he tested positive for methyltestosterone and ephedrine . He received a four-year ban from the sport.[ 3] [ 4]
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1965: Senegal (N'Diaye , Doumbia , Diop , Mané )
1973: Nigeria
1978: Ghana (Obeng , Lomotey , Enchill , Karikari )
1987: Nigeria
1991: Nigeria (Omagbemi , Asonze , Kayode , Ezinwa )
1995: Ghana (Hassan , Ali , Tuffour , Nkansah )
1999: Nigeria (Aliu , Effiong , Oriala , Asonze )
2003: Ghana (Nsiah , Nkansah , Zakari , Myles-Mills )
2007: Nigeria (Uche , Metu , Oriala , Fasuba )
2011: Nigeria (Emelieze , Metu , Adukwu , Egwero )
2015: Ivory Coast (Naliali , Koffi Hua , Cissé , Meïté )
2019: Ghana (Safo-Antwi , Kwaku Azamati , Owusu-Antwi , Amoah )
2023: Nigeria (Sunday , Ekanem , Akintola , Itsekiri )