Mark Ujakpor

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ujakpor and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

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.

Mark Ujakpor

Mark Ujakpor in 2018
Personal information
Nationality	Spain
Born	(1987-01-18) 18 January 1987 (age 38) Ceuta, Spain
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
Club	Track Cross Road Team (TCR Team)

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, Lithuania	15th (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, Spain	20th (h)	400 m	47.94
			7th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.93
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	18th (h)	400 m	47.59
	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	7th	400 m	46.46
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.19
	European U23 Championships	Kaunas, Lithuania	15th (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, Spain	24th (h)	400 m	46.85
			12th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.38
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	10th (sf)	400 m	47.82
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	10th (sf)	400 m	46.98
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.01
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	21st (sf)	400 m	47.27
			10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.11
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	16th (h)	400 m	47.89
	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	5th	400 m	46.53
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	18th (h)	400 m	47.16
			9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.17
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	9th (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, Brazil	3rd	400 m hurdles	49.65
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	–	400 m hurdles	DNF
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	8th	400 m hurdles	51.23
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.71
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.62[n 1]

1. Did not run the final; time from the heats.

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 400 metres – 46.15 (Madrid 2014)
• 400 metres hurdles - 49.65 (Rio de Janeiro 2016)

Indoor

• 400 metres – 46.49 (Sabadell 2012)