Rufina Ubah
Nigerian sprinter
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Rufina Ubah (also spelled Uba; born 4 April 1959) is a former Nigerian sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres.
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| Born | 4 April 1959 Owerri, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | 100 m, 200 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 100 m: 11.22 (1990) 200 m: 23.36 (1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ubah is from Owerri, Imo, Nigeria. She attended Egbu Girls Secondary School and later moved to Columbia, Missouri, where she competed for the Missouri Tigers track and field team.[1]
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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| 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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