Christy Ekpukhon Ihunaegbo (born 6 February 1985 in

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) is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the

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. Her personal best time is 51.11 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in

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. In 2008, she was found guilty of

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doping. The sample was delivered on 17 February 2008 in an in-competition test in

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. Ekpukhon received a suspension from March 2008 to March 2010.

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* 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Delta State Nigerian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Nigeria Doping cases in athletics Nigerian sportspeople in doping cases Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Nigerian women 21st-century Nigerian women Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub