Maria Usifo
Encyclopedia
Maria Usifo is a retired Nigeria
n athlete who specialized in the 100
and 400 metres hurdles
.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n athlete who specialized in the 100
100 metres hurdles
The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...
and 400 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...
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Achievements
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| 1987 | All-Africa Games 1987 All-Africa Games The 4th All-Africa Games were played from August 1, 1987 to August 12, 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya. 42 countries participated in fourteen sports.From the beginning the intent had been to hold the African Games every four years. Economic difficulties and general civil unrest had never allowed this to... |
Nairobi, Kenya | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.29 Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games The fourth All-Africa Games were held in August 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya.Four new events were added to the games these were the women's 3000 metres, 10000 metres, 400 metres hurdles and 5000 metres track walk. Additionally the pentathlon for women was replaced with the heptathlon. Also four nations... |
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 55.72 Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games The fourth All-Africa Games were held in August 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya.Four new events were added to the games these were the women's 3000 metres, 10000 metres, 400 metres hurdles and 5000 metres track walk. Additionally the pentathlon for women was replaced with the heptathlon. Also four nations... |
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- 1989 African Championships1989 African Championships in Athletics-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...
- gold medal (400 m h) - 1988 African Championships1988 African Championships in Athletics-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...
- gold medal (100 m h) - 1988 African Championships1988 African Championships in Athletics-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...
- gold medal (400 m h) - 1985 African Championships1985 African Championships in Athletics-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...
- gold medal (100 m h) - 1985 African Championships1985 African Championships in Athletics-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...
- silver medal (400 m h) - 1984 African Championships1984 African Championships in AthleticsThe 1984 African Championships in Athletics were held in Rabat, Morocco from August 12 to August 15, 1984 in the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...
- gold medal (100 m h)