Aham Okeke (born 19 August 1969 in

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) is a Nigerian-born

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former sprinter, who represented the clubs

IK Tjalve Idrettsklubben Tjalve is a Norwegian athletics club from Oslo, founded on 27 December 1890. It is named after Þjálfi in Norse mythology. It is one of the most prominent athletics clubs in Norway, and numerous members have represented Norway in ...

IL i BUL Idrottslaget i Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo (also BUL, Oslo) is a sports club in Oslo, Norway, founded on 8 January 1913. It is one of several branches of Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo, a local chapter of Noregs Mållag and Noregs Ungdomslag. IL i BUL h ...

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 conteste ...

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 slightl ...

, 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

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. He was given a lifetime ban from all sports.Okeke utestengt på livstid

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Okeke, Aham 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