Nneka Ukuh
Nigerian high jumper
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Born | November 20, 1987 (1987-11-20) (age 36) | ||||||||||||||
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Nneka Ukuh (born November 20, 1987) is a female track and field athlete from Nigeria. She specialised in the high jump event, and is best known for winning the gold medal for her native West African country at the 2003 All-Africa Games.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 1st | 1.84 m | |
Afro-Asian Games | Hyderabad, India | 7th | 1.70 m | ||
2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 2nd | 1.80 m | |
2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 5th | 1.79 m | |
2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 4th | 1.75 m |
External links
- IAAF Profile
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African Games champions in women's high jump
- 1965: Amelia Okoli (NGR)
- 1973–78: Modupe Oshikoya (NGR)
- 1987: Awa Dioum-Ndiaye (SEN)
- 1991: Lucienne N'Da (CIV)
- 1995–99: Hestrie Cloete (RSA)
- 2003: Nneka Ukuh (NGR)
- 2007–11: Doreen Amata (NGR)
- 2015: Lissa Labiche (SEY)
- 2019–23: Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah (GHA)
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