Spanish sprinter
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Ujakpor and the second or maternal family name is
Sánchez .
Mark Ujakpor
Mark Ujakpor in 2018
Nationality Spain Born (1987-01-18 ) 18 January 1987 (age 37) Ceuta , SpainHeight 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Weight 80 kg (176 lb) Sport Athletics Event 400 metres Club Track Cross Road Team (TCR Team)
Sidney Mark Ujakpor Sánchez (born 18 January 1987 in Spain [ 1] ) is a Spanish athlete specializing in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles . His coach is David López Capapé, former 400 metres hurdler and orthopaedic surgeon.
He has a Nigerian father and a Spanish mother.[ 1]
Competition record Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Spain 2005 European Junior Championships Kaunas , Lithuania15th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:16.00 2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen , Hungary– 400 m DNF 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.63 2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia , Spain20th (h) 400 m 47.94 7th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.93 2009 European Indoor Championships Turin , Italy18th (h) 400 m 47.59 Mediterranean Games Pescara , Italy7th 400 m 46.46 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.19 European U23 Championships Kaunas , Lithuania15th (sf) 400 m 47.09 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.63 2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 11th (h) 400 m 47.37 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.46 European Championships Barcelona , Spain24th (h) 400 m 46.85 12th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.38 2011 European Indoor Championships Paris , France10th (sf) 400 m 47.82 2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul , Turkey10th (sf) 400 m 46.98 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:10.01 European Championships Helsinki , Finland21st (sf) 400 m 47.27 10th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.11 2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg , Sweden16th (h) 400 m 47.89 Mediterranean Games Mersin , Turkey5th 400 m 46.53 2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot , Poland18th (h) 400 m 47.16 9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:10.17 European Championships Zürich , Switzerland9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.68 2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 22nd (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.49 2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro , Brazil3rd 400 m hurdles 49.65 European Championships Amsterdam , Netherlands– 400 m hurdles DNF 2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona , Spain8th 400 m hurdles 51.23 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.71 European Championships Berlin , Germany3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.62 [ n 1]
^ Did not run the final; time from the heats.
Personal bests Outdoor
Indoor
References
1951: France (Degats , Martin-du-Gard , Clare , El Mabrouk ) 1955: France (Degats , Martin-du-Gard , Haarhoff , Galland ) 1959: Greece (Moragiemos , Kormalis , Georgopoulos , Sillis ) 1963: France (van Praagh , Leriche , Boccardo , Hiblot ) 1967: Italy (Ottolina , Puosi , Fusi , Bello ) 1971: Italy (Giovanardi , Puosi , Cellerino , Bello ) 1975: Yugoslavia (Ivičak , Čikić , Savić , Alebić ) 1979: France (Dubois , Demarthon , Fellice , Froissart ) 1983: France (Février , Llatser , Boussemart , Canti ) 1987: Italy (Pantone , Petrella , Montanari , Ribaud ) 1991: Italy (Vaccari , Aimar , Nuti , Grossi ) 1993: France (Rapnouil , Hilaire , Jaffory , Diagana ) 1997: Algeria (S.-A. Louahla , Talhaoui , Aichaoui , M. Louahla ) 2001: Greece (Oikonomidis , Lessis , Iakovakis , Dimotsios ) 2005: Spain (Canal , Testa , Barrios , Reina ) 2009: Spain (Martín , Ezquerro , Ujakpor , Orozco ) 2013: Italy (Valentini , Juarez , Tricca , Galvan ) 2018: Italy (Leonardi , Tricca , Galvan , Re ) 2022: Algeria (Bendjemaa , Ali Gouaned , Lahoulou , Moula )