Rufina Ubah

Rufina Ubah
Personal information
Born (1959-04-04) 4 April 1959
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country  Nigeria
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 100 m, 200 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 100 m: 11.22 (1990)
200 m: 23.36 (1980)

Rufina Ubah (also spelled Uba; born 4 April 1959) is a former Nigerian sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres.

Ubah finished fourth in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships, together with teammates Beatrice Utondu, Christy Opara-Thompson and Mary Onyali-Omagbemi.

On the individual level, Ubah won a bronze medal at the 1991 All-Africa Games.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Nigeria
1980 Summer Olympics Moscow, Soviet Union 20th (q) 100 m 11.60
18th (q) 200 m 23.55
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 19th (q) 100 m 11.60
28th (q) 200 m 24.72
1985 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 1st 100 m 11.61
1st 200 m 23.79
1989 African Championships Lagos, Nigeria 3rd 100 m 11.47
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 22nd (q) 100 m 11.54
4th 4×100 m relay 42.77
All-Africa Games Cairo, Egypt 3rd 100 m 11.43
1992 African Championships Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius 3rd 100 m 11.42
Representing Africa
1992 IAAF World Cup Havana, Cuba 3rd 4×100 m relay 44.21
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