Grace Armah

Grace Armah
Personal information
Born (1958-09-22) 22 September 1958
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 (full name: Grace Armah Allan-Gayinah[1] born on 22nd September,1958[2]) is a Ghanaian retired 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.[3] 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.[4]

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. ^ "Olympedia – Grace Armah". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Olympedia – Grace Armah". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  3. ^ olympics.com https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/grace-armah. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Grace Armah". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2016.


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