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