Rufina Ubah

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

Rufina Ubah
Personal information
Born (1959-04-04) 4 April 1959
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Nigeria
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 11.22 (1990)
200 m: 23.36 (1980)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Nigeria
African Championships
Gold medal – first place1985 Cairo100 m
Gold medal – first place1985 Cairo200 m
Bronze medal – third place1989 Lagos100 m
Bronze medal – third place1992 Belle-Vue100 m
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place1991 Cairo100 m

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
Representing  Nigeria & Africa
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
Universiade Kobe, Japan 8th 100 m 11.78
14th (sf) 200 m 24.51
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:34.41
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
World Cup Havana, Cuba 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 44.21


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