Fatima Yusuf
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| Medal record | |||
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 Fatima Yusuf |
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Competitor for  Nigeria |
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| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | 4 x 400 metres | |
Fatima Yusuf (born April 2, 1971) is a Nigerian athlete, who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She won 400 metres race in the 1991 All-Africa Games and was second in the 200 metres race.
She later competed in the 200 meters at the World Championship in Spain where she ran 22.28. She is also the first African woman to run under 50 secs in the 400 meters. She ran 49.43 at the 1995 African Championship
She competed for Nigeria in the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, USA in the 400 meters in which she placed 7th with the time of 49.77 and 4 x 400 metres where she won the Silver medal with her team mates Bisi Afolabi, Charity Opara and Falilat Ogunkoya behind host nation America. She attended Azusa Pacific University.
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