Dubem Amene

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Dubem Amene
Personal information
Born (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 22)
United States [1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres

Dubem Amene (born 10 November 2002) is a retired athlete who competed for Nigeria at local and international competitions. [2] [3] [4]

Career

Amene participated in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics representing Nigeria. [5] [6] He also qualified for the semi-finals of the race. [7] [8]

Amene alongside Samson Nathaniel and Imaobong Nse Uko finished sixth position in the men's mixed relay race at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States. [9]

He won the 400 meters race at the 2023 Big-10 championship in Geneva. [10]

After participating in the Nigerian 4x400m relay team at the [Paris 2024]] Olympic Games, Amene announced his retirement from athletics. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Paris 2024 Olympics: Team Nigeria star quits athletics". Vanguard. 12 August 2024.
  2. "Dubem Amene". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited . Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. "Dubem AMENE | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. Healy, Gabrielle. "Amene Cracks Michigan's Top Ten on Day One of Florida Relays". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  5. "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 1 Results". 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  6. IV, Editorial (28 July 2022). "2022CWG: Meet 94 athletes representing Nigeria at 2022 Commonwealth Games *Their sports". Blueprint Newspapers. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  7. Nwoke, Chidi (3 August 2022). "Team Nigeria's Nathaniel, Amene Reach 400m Men's Semis". Voice of Nigeria. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  8. Ezekute, Nnamdi (5 August 2022). "#2022CWG: Amene Leads Battle To Break 28-Year-Old Men's 400m Jinx". Complete Sports. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  9. www.premiumtimesng.com https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/542923-world-championships-ashe-ekevwo-qualify-for-100m-semis.html?tztc=1 . Retrieved 15 April 2023.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. PositiveNaija (28 February 2023). "Dubem Amene Wins 400 Meters Race Event At 2023 Big-10 Championship". PositiveNaija. Retrieved 15 April 2023.