Rufina Ubah
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Born | 4 April 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) |
100 m: 11.22 (1990) 200 m: 23.36 (1980) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
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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 |
External links
- Rufina Ubah profile at IAAF
- Rufina Ubah at Sports Reference
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