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Grace Armah
Personal information
Born (1958-09-22) 22 September 1958 (age 66)
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
CountryGhana
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 m, long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best100 m: 11.98 (1984)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ghana
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Cairo Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Rabat 100 m

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. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2016.