Ada Benjamin
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| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 May 1994 Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ada Benjamin (born 18 May 1994) is a Nigerian athlete, specializing in sprinting.
Life
In 2014, at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow she won the silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay with Patience Okon George, Regina George and Folashade Abugan.[1]
She is studying at University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP), majoring in business.[2] Benjamin is a member of the UTEP's indoor and outdoor track team.[3][4]
Medals
| Date | Competition | Place | Result | Event | Performance |
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| 2014 | Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | Glasgow | 2e | 4 × 400 m | 3' 24.71" |
| 2014 African Championships in Athletics | Marrakech | 1re | 4 × 400 m | 3' 28.87" | |
| 2014 IAAF Continental Cup | Marrakech | 3e | 4 × 400 m | 3 min 25 s 51 |
References
- ^ "Okagbare Leads Nigeria's Team to African Championships in Morocco, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". Archived from the original on 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Ada Benjamin Bio - UTEP Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "UTEP track heads to Texas A&M". El Paso Times. 4 February 2016.
- ^ KVIA. "UTEP Track: Miners Set to Open 2016 Indoor Season at Lumberjack Team Challenge". KVIA. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
External links
- Ada Benjamin at World Athletics
- Ada Benjamin at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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- Living people
- 1994 births
- Athletes from Lagos
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Nigeria
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Nigerian female sprinters
- Igbo sportspeople
- 21st-century Nigerian sportswomen
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Nigerian athletics biography stubs