Ruth Meeme

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Ruth Meeme
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Born (1990-01-22) January 22, 1990 (age 34)
Mulago, Uganda
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Occupation netball player
Netball career
Playing position(s): wing attack

Ruth Meeme (born 22 January 1990) is an Ugandan netball player who represents Uganda internationally and plays in the position of wing attack. [1] [2] She has represented Uganda at the 2011 All-Africa Games 2018 Commonwealth Games and also competed at two World Cup tournaments in 2015 and in 2019. [3] [4]

She was a key member of the Ugandan side which claimed a gold medal in the Netball at the 2011 All-Africa Games. [5]

In September 2019, she was included in the Ugandan squad for the 2019 African Netball Championships. [6]

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References

  1. "Ruth Meeme". Netball World Cup. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. "Ruth Meeme". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. "Netball | Athlete Profile: Meeme RUTH - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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  6. "Uganda regroup for training ahead of African Championship" . Retrieved 28 September 2019.