Davidson Ezinwa

{{Short description|Nigerian sprinter (born 1971)}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox athlete | name = Davidson Ezinwa | image = | imagesize =  | caption = | nationality = Nigerian | sport = Running | event = | club = | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|11|22|df=y}} | birth_place = | residence = | death_date =  | death_place = | height = 184 cm | weight = 82 kg | pb = '''100 m''': 9.94<br> '''200 m''': 20.30 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry|{{NGR}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalSilver|1992 Barcelona|4x100 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|1997 Athens|4x100 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition|All-Africa Games}} {{MedalGold|1995 Harare|100 m}} {{MedalCompetition|African Championships}} {{MedalGold|1988 Annaba|200 m}} {{MedalGold|1988 Annaba|4×100 m}} {{MedalSilver|1989 Lagos|200 m}} {{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}} {{MedalGold|1990 Plovdiv|100 m}} {{MedalSilver|1990 Plovdiv|200 m}} {{MedalBronze|1990 Plovdiv|4x100 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalSilver|1990 Auckland|100 m}} }}

'''Davidson Ezinwa''' {{Audio|Ig-Davidson Ezinwa.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (born 22 November 1971) is a former sprinter from Nigeria.

He won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships, both in 4 x 100 metres relay. He also won a 60 metres silver medal at the 1997 World Indoor Championships.

In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.94 seconds, although he has recorded 9.91 s, albeit with a doubtful wind reading of -2.3 m/s which is an unlikely weather condition for records. In any case his result ranks him second in Nigeria, behind Olusoji Fasuba, and fifth in Africa, behind Ferdinand Omanyala, Akani Simbine, Fasuba and Frankie Fredericks.<ref name="CMWalltime">[http://www.gbrathletics.net/cm99.htm Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520070413/http://www.gbrathletics.net/cm99.htm |date=2007-05-20 }} - GBR Athletics</ref> His personal best 200 metres time is 20.30 seconds, from 1990.

Ezinwa established a new World junior record in the 100-meter dash in 1990 (10.05), breaking Stanley Floyd's ten-year-old record (10.07). Ezinwa's record was not broken until 2003, when Darrel Brown ran a 10.01 100-meter dash.

He is the identical twin brother of Osmond Ezinwa. Both attended the Christian university Azusa Pacific University. Davidson Ezinwa tested positive for doping twice: for ephedrine in February 1996, along with Osmond; and for hCG in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |title=Two disqualified over drugs |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/world_athletics/429525.stm |access-date=13 August 2025 |agency=BBC News |date=25 August 1999}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{World Athletics}} * {{Olympics.com profile|davidson-ezinwa}} * {{SR/Olympics profile|ez/davidson-ezinwa-1}}

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