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 (age 66)
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)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Nigeria African Championships 1985 Cairo 100 m 1985 Cairo 200 m 1989 Lagos 100 m 1992 Belle-Vue 100 m All-Africa Games 1991 Cairo 100 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

External links

• Rufina Ubah at World Athletics
• Rufina Ubah at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)