Grace Armah Explained

Grace Armah
Country:Ghana
Birth Date:1958 9, df=yes
Height:1.6m (05.2feet)
Weight:56kg (123lb)
Sport:Track and field
Event:100 m, long jump
Pb:100 m: 11.98 (1984)
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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

Representing Ghana
1983Helsinki, Finland15th (q)4 × 100 m relay47.51
1984Rabat, Morocco3rd100 m11.98
Los Angeles, United States9th (q)4 × 100 m relay45.20
1985Cairo, Egypt2ndLong jump6.01 m

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grace Armah. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110044/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/grace-armah-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 3 September 2016.