Aham Okeke (born 19 August 1969 in
Nigeria
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) is a Nigerian-born
Norwegian former sprinter, who represented the clubs
IK Tjalve,
IL i BUL and
IF Hellas. He has won the
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at ...
national championship six times. He set the national record on 100 metres five times, with a personal best of 10.26 seconds. His personal record in the
200 metres
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...
, also national record at the time, was 20.75 seconds.
Okeke competed at the
1987 European Junior Championships, the
1990 European Championships, the
1994 European Indoor Championships, the
2000 European Indoor Championships, the
2001 World Championships, the
2002 European Indoor Championships and the
2002 European Championships (interchangeably in the 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres or the 4x100 metres relay) without reaching the final round in any of the events.
Okeke tested positive for doping on two occasions in the 1990s, receiving bans of 1 month and 30 months respectively. In 2006, Okeke came out of retirement to qualify for the
2006 European Championships, when the Norwegian Anti-Doping Agency claimed a test taken on 20 July contained 20 times the highest allowed level of
testosterone
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. He was given a lifetime ban from all sports.
Okeke utestengt på livstid
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1969 births
Living people
Nigerian emigrants to Norway
Norwegian male sprinters
Nigerian male sprinters
World Athletics Championships athletes for Norway
Norwegian sportspeople in doping cases
Doping cases in athletics
20th-century Norwegian sportsmen
20th-century Nigerian sportsmen