Vivian Peters-Chukwuemeka (born 4 May 1975) is a Nigerian

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ter and two-time Olympian. She won the

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in the shot put at the

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and has won three consecutive titles at the

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from 1999 to 2007. She was the African Champion in the event in 2002, 2006 and 2008. She also competes in

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and

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, but not on world level. Her personal best throw is 18.43 metres, achieved in April 2003 in

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. This is the African record. She competed at the

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and the World Championships in

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and

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without reaching the finals. She won a silver medal at the

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. She graduated from

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in 2006 with a Bachelor of Social Work. She received a two-year ban from athletics for a failed drug test at the 2009 Nigerian Championships. Chukwuemeka had an intense stand-off with the

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. Her "B" sample had several clerical errors, including inconsistencies in bottle numbers and the meeting at which the sample was taken, and she was refused permission to have a representative present at the second testing in South Africa. She accused Nigerian doping officers of corruption and sexual harassment, as well as accusing the federation president Solomon Ogba of coercing Amaka Ogoegbunam to implicate her in drug distribution. Her claims were dismissed by the appeals panel and her two-year ban from the

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remained. Chukwuemeka returned to competition in 2012 and failed a second drugs test - for the anabolic steroid

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- shortly before the

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. Subsequently, she was given a lifetime ban from competition.Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 26.06.14
IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-15.

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* 1975 births Living people Nigerian female shot putters Nigerian hammer throwers Nigerian female discus throwers Nigerian sportspeople in doping cases Female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Nigeria Azusa Pacific University alumni Doping cases in athletics 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 African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games 20th-century Nigerian women 21st-century Nigerian women Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub

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