1. Nijel Carlos Amilfitano Amos was born on 15 March 1994 and is a Botswana middle-distance runner who competes in the 800 metres.
12 Facts About Nijel Amos
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Nijel Amos won the silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics, which was Botswana's first-ever Olympic medal.
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Nijel Amos won the gold medal in his specialist event at the 2012 World Under-20 Championships.
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On 12 July 2022, Nijel Amos was provisionally suspended from competition for testing positive for metabolite GW1516.
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Nijel Amos attended Shangano Community Junior Secondary School in Nshakashongwe and Tutume McConnell Community College.
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At the 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships, Nijel Amos ran a Botswana junior 800 metres record of 1:47.28.
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In 2012, Nijel Amos improved his national senior record to 1:43.11 during a race in Mannheim.
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Nijel Amos became champion at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, finishing in a new championship record of 1:43.79.
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Nijel Amos finished seventh in his heat in his individual event and did not qualify for the semifinals.
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Nijel Amos was the flag bearer for Botswana during the Parade of Nations.
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Nijel Amos ran a 1:42.14 in the summer of 2018 at the Monaco Diamond League meet, taking first place.
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On 12 July 2022, Nijel Amos was provisionally suspended from competition by the Athletics Integrity Unit after he tested positive for GW1516, a banned hormone and metabolic modulator that is not approved for use in humans.