Salaam Gariba (born 23 January 1969 in

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) is a retired

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ian sprinter who specialized in the

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. He won the silver medal at the 1989 African Championships. He reached the semi-final at the 1991 World Championships and in relay at the 1987 World Championships. He also competed at the 1993 World Championships and the

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. His personal best time was 10.27 seconds, achieved in April 1991 in

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.World men's all-time best 100m (last updated 2001)
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* 1969 births Living people Ghanaian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Olympic athletes for Ghana Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana World Athletics Championships athletes for Ghana Sportspeople from Tamale, Ghana 20th-century Ghanaian people 21st-century Ghanaian people {{Ghana-athletics-bio-stub