Florence Ezeh

Florence Edem Apefa Ezeh (born December 29, 1977, in Lomé) is a female hammer thrower from Togo, who previously represented France during her career.

[1] Competing for Athlé 78 up to 1995, then the Racing Club de France from 1996 to 2004, then the CA Montreuil 93 at the end of 1995, she had an outstanding season in 1999 by winning the Hammer Throw at the 1999 European Championships U23s, at Gothenburg, with a hurl of 64.56m.

[3] In 2001, she won the Gold Medal at the Mediterranean Games, and made the final of the World Championships at Edmonton (7th).

[4] Possessing double nationality, (Franco-Togolese), she decided to compete for her country of birth at the end of season 2005.

Seventh at the Games of the Francophony, she placed third representing Togo at the 2007 All-Africa Games with a medal winning distance of 59.55 metres (195 ft 4 in), but was given the silver medal after second placed Funke Adeyoye was disqualified after testing positive in a dope test.