Samson Idiata

In this event he has finished eighth at the 2010 African Championships.

His personal best was 2.15 metres, first achieved in October 2003 in Hyderabad and later equalled once.

In long jump his personal best is 8.00 metres, achieved in May 2013 in Castellón.

[2] He was the gold medallist in the long jump at the 2015 African Games, but was stripped of this title after failing a drug test for clenbuterol.

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