Kofi Amoah Prah

Kofi Amoah Prah (born 20 December 1974 in Accra, Ghana) is a retired German long jumper.

He won the silver medal at the 1992 European Indoor Championships,[1] finished seventh at the 1998 IAAF World Cup, eleventh at the 1998 European Championships and fifth at the 2000 Olympic Games.[2]

He represented the sports clubs Berliner SC and LAC Halensee Berlin, and became German champion in 2000.[3] His personal best jump is 8.20 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Wesel.[2]

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.[4]

References

  1. ^ 1992 European Indoor Championships results, men's long jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  2. ^ a b IAAF profile for Kofi Amoah Prah
  3. ^ German championships, men's long jump
  4. ^ "Doping Rule Violation". IAAF.org. 13 November 2008. http://www.iaaf.org/antidoping/news/newsid=48303.html. Retrieved 22 November 2008.