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Beatrice Utondu (born 23 November 1969) is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. She specialized in the 100 metres event, setting her personal best of 11.40 seconds during the 1991 World Championships and becoming the African champion in the event in 1993.
She also won long jump in the 1987 All-Africa Games.
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| 1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 15th (q) | Long jump | 5.83 m |
| 1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st | Long jump | 6.45 m |
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