Grace Armah
Grace Armah (born 22 September 1958) is a retired Ghanaian female track and field athlete who specialised in 100 metres and long jump events. She won a silver medal and a bronze medal in the 1984 and 1985 editions of the African Championships. Her personal best in 100 metres was 11.98. She also competed for Ghana in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles as part of Ghana's 4×100 metres relay women's team, which finished 5th in its semi-final heat and failed to progress to the final round.[1]
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| Born | 22 September 1958 | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ghana | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, long jump | ||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 11.98 (1984) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 15th (q) | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.51 |
| 1984 | African Championships | Rabat, Morocco | 3rd | 100 m | 11.98 |
| Summer Olympics | Los Angeles, United States | 9th (q) | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.20 | |
| 1985 | African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | Long jump | 6.01 m |
References
- "Grace Armah". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
External links
- Grace Armah at World Athletics
- Grace Armah at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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