Charity Opara
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Charity Opara |
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| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | 4x400 m relay | |
Charity Opara (born May 20, 1972 in Owerri) is a former Nigerian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. She was in particular a successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 1996 Olympics.
Opara was banned between 1992 and 1996 for a positive drug test.
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[edit] Personal bests
- 100 metres - 11.40 (1999)
- 200 metres - 22.60 (1992)
- 400 metres - 49.29 (1998)
- Long jump - 6.55 (1994)
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
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| 1989 | African Championships | Lagos, Nigeria | 1st | 4x400m relay |
| 1990 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 400 metres |
| African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 4x400m relay | |
| Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 2nd | 4x100m relay | |
| 1991 | All-Africa Games | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 400 metres |
| All-Africa Games | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 4x400m relay | |
| 1996 | Summer Olympics | Atlanta, Georgia | 2nd | 4x400m relay |
| 1998 | IAAF Grand Prix Final | Moscow, Russia | 2nd | 400 metres |
| 2000 | IAAF Grand Prix Final | Doha, U.A.E. | 3rd | 400 metres |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Charity Opara
Categories: 1972 births | Living people | Nigerian athletes | Nigerian sportspeople in doping cases | Olympic athletes of Nigeria | Sprinters | Athletes at the 1996 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Olympic silver medalists for Nigeria | Doping cases in athletics | Nigerian athletics biography stubs | African Olympic medalist stubs

