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{{short description|Nigerian sprinter}}
{{For|the Nigerian weightlifter|Joy Ogbonne Eze}}
{{For|the British sprinter, born 2004|Joy Eze (British sprinter)}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}}
'''Joy Amechi Eze''' (born 23 April 1988) is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the [[400 metres]]. Her personal best time is 51.20 seconds, set during the [[Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games|2007 All-Africa Games]].

In 2006, she won silver medals in [[4 × 400 metres relay]] at the [[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Commonwealth Games]] and the [[2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics|2006 World Junior Championships]]. At the [[Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games|2007 All-Africa Games]] she won the silver medal in 400 m and a 4 × 400 metres relay gold medal. At the [[2008 African Championships in Athletics|2008 African Championships]] she finished sixth in 400 m and won another 4 × 400 metres gold medal.

Eze also competed individually at the [[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Commonwealth Games]] and the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 400 metres|2007 World Championships]] without reaching the finals.

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{NGR}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2003
|[[Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]
|[[Abuja, Nigeria]]
|7th
|800 m
|[[Athletics at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's 800 metres|2:06.17]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|Afro-Asian Games]]
|[[Hyderabad, India]]
|5th
|800 m
|[[Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games – Results#800 meters 2|2:07.23]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2006
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Melbourne, Australia]]
|10th (sf)
|400 m
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres|52.51]]
|-
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:31.83]]
|-
|[[2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Beijing, China]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:30.84]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2007
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Algiers, Algeria]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|400 m
|[[Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games – Women's 400 metres|51.20]]
|-
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:29.74]]
|-
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Osaka, Japan]]
|33rd (h)
|400 m
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres|53.83]]
|-
|rowspan=4|2008
|rowspan=2|[[2008 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]]
|6th
|400 m
|[[2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres|52.16]]
|-
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:30.07]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Beijing, China]]
|17th (sf)
|400 m
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres|51.87]]
|-
|7th
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:23.74]]
|}

==External links==
*{{World Athletics}}

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[[Category:1988 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Igbo sportspeople]]
[[Category:Nigerian female sprinters]]
[[Category:Nigerian female middle-distance runners]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Nigeria]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists for Nigeria]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:African Games silver medalists for Nigeria]]
[[Category:African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:African Games athletes for Nigeria]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Nigeria]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:21st-century Nigerian sportswomen]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics]]

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