Joy Amechi Eze (born 23 April 1988) is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. Her personal best time is 51.20 seconds, set during the

2007 All-Africa Games The 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there. Besides Algeria, only Nige ...

. In 2006, she won silver medals in

4x400 metres relay Four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, refers to a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously. It may be full-time or on-demand, and is typically linked via a transfer case ...

at the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

and the 2006 World Junior Championships. At the

she won the silver medal in 400 m and a 4x400 metres relay gold medal. At the 2008 African Championships she finished sixth in 400 m and won another 4x400 metres gold medal. Eze also competed individually at the

and the 2007 World Championships without reaching the finals.

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* 1988 births Living people Igbo sportspeople Nigerian female sprinters Nigerian female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Nigeria Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games silver medalists for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Nigeria 21st-century Nigerian women Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub