Doreen Amata

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]

Doreen Amata

Personal information
Born	6 May 1988 (age 32) Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Nigeria All-Africa Games 2007 Algiers High jump 2011 Maputo High jump 2015 Brazzaville High jump African Championships 2016 Durban High jump

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	8th	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
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. "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.

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Doreen Amata". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.