Grace Armah

Grace Armah
Personal information
Born (1958-09-22) 22 September 1958
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country  Ghana
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 100 m, long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 100 m: 11.98 (1984)

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]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ghana
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

  1. "Grace Armah". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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