Kudirat Akhigbe (born 29 December 1981) is a Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the

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. She won bronze medals in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the

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and

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, and also competed individually in 2002 without reaching the final. At the 2002 African Championships she finished fifth in the

and won a silver medal in the

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. Her personal best time was 51.60 seconds, achieved in June 2001 in

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References

1981 births Living people Nigerian female sprinters Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Nigeria Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Nigerian women Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub