Gloria Kemasuode’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Nigerian sprinter
Is Runner
Athlete
Sprinter
From Nigeria
Type Sports
Gender female
Birth

30 December 1979, Delta State, Nigeria

Age 41 years
Stats
Height: 150
Weight: 65

Gloria Kemasuode Ubiebor (born 30 December 1979 in Delta State) is a female track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Nigeria.

Kemasuode represented Nigeria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing at the 4 x 100 metres relay together with Agnes Osazuwa, Oludamola Osayomi and Ene Franca Idoko. In their first round heat they placed fourth behind Belgium, Great Britain and Brazil. Their time of 43.43 seconds was the best non-directly qualifying time and the sixth time overall out of sixteen participating nations. With this result they qualified for the final, in which they replaced Osazuwa with Halimat Ismaila. They sprinted to a time of 43.04 seconds, a third place and a bronze medal after Russia and Belgium.

Kemasuode failed a drugs test at the Circuito de Corridas e Caminhada in Brazil and was banned from competition for two years over the period of 24 July 2009 – 23 July 2011.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Nigeria
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 7th 4 × 100 m relay 43.42
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th 4 × 100 m relay 43.25
2006 African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 7th 100 m 12.14
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.52
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 6th 100 m 11.53
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 5th 100 m 11.47
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.79
Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 43.04

Personal bests

  • 60 metres – 7.48 s (2005)
  • 100 metres – 11.21 s (2002)
  • 200 metres – 23.26 s (2006)
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