Kofi Amoah Prah
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Kofi Amoah Prah is a retired German
long jump
er.
He won the silver medal at the 1992 European Indoor Championships
, finished seventh at the 1998 IAAF World Cup, eleventh at the 1998 European Championships
and fifth at the 2000 Olympic Games
.
He represented the sports clubs Berliner SC and LAC Halensee Berlin, and became German champion in 2000. His personal best jump is 8.20 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Wesel
.
In 2008 he was found guilty of cocaine
doping. The sample was delivered on 5 July 2008 in an in-competition test in Nuremberg
. He received an IAAF suspension from September 2008 to September 2010.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
er.
He won the silver medal at the 1992 European Indoor Championships
1992 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 22nd European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Genoa, a city in Italy, in 1992. This was the first indoor championship which was the start of the new two year cycle for the games.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:...
, finished seventh at the 1998 IAAF World Cup, eleventh at the 1998 European Championships
1998 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Long Jump
These are the official results of the Men's long jump event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 19 August 1998.-Final:...
and fifth at the 2000 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
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He represented the sports clubs Berliner SC and LAC Halensee Berlin, and became German champion in 2000. His personal best jump is 8.20 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Wesel
Wesel
Wesel is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the Wesel district.-Division of the town:Suburbs of Wesel include Lackhausen, Obrighoven, Ginderich, Feldmark,Fusternberg, Büderich, Flüren and Blumenkamp.-History:...
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In 2008 he was found guilty of cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
doping. The sample was delivered on 5 July 2008 in an in-competition test in Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
. He received an IAAF suspension from September 2008 to September 2010.