Rufina Ubah (also spelled Uba; born 4 April 1959) is a former

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

n sprinter who specialised in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

. Ubah finished fourth in

4 x 100 metres relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

at the 1991 World Championships, together with teammates

Beatrice Utondu 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 th ...

, Christy Opara-Thompson and

Mary Onyali-Omagbemi Nkemdilim “Mary” Onyali-Omagbemi (née Onyali, born 3 February 1968) is a Nigerian former sprinter, she was a 5x Olympian 1988 - 2004. She had won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1992 Olympic Games and in the 200 m at th ...

. On the individual level, Ubah won a bronze medal at the

1991 All-Africa Games The 5th All-Africa Games were held from September 20 to October 1, 1991, in Cairo, Egypt. Forty-three countries participated in eighteen sports. For the first time the Games were held on a four-year cycle as planned. Egypt had hoped to use the G ...

International competitions

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* * 1959 births Living people Nigerian female sprinters Olympic athletes for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria World Athletics Championships athletes for Nigeria African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 All-Africa Games Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Nigerian women {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub