Airat Bakare
Nigerian sprinter
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Born | (1967-05-20) 20 May 1967 (age 57) | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Country | Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 m | |||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 400 m: 51.83 | |||||||||||||||||
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Airat Bakare (born 20 May 1967) is a retired Nigerian female sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres event.
Bakare finished fifth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships, together with teammates Fatima Yusuf, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi and Charity Opara.
On the individual level, Bakare won a bronze medal at the 1991 All-Africa Games, a gold medal at the 1988 African Championships and a bronze medal at the 1989 African Championships.
She now[when?] resides in New York City with her two daughters and husband.
External links
- Airat Bakare at World Athletics
- Airat Bakare at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Airat Bakare at Olympics.com
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African Champions in women's 400 metres
- 1979: Grace Bakari (GHA)
- 1982–84: Ruth Atuti (KEN)
- 1985: Kehinde Vaughan (NGR)
- 1988: Airat Bakare (NGR)
- 1989: Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR)
- 1990: Fatima Yusuf (NGR)
- 1992: Omotayo Akinremi (NGR)
- 1993: Tina Paulino (MOZ)
- 1996: Saidat Onanuga (NGR)
- 1998: Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR)
- 2000: Claudine Komgang (CMR)
- 2002: Kaltouma Nadjina (CHA)
- 2004: Fatou Bintou Fall (SEN)
- 2006: Amy Mbacké Thiam (SEN)
- 2008–12: Amantle Montsho (BOT)
- 2014: Folashade Abugan (NGR)
- 2016: Kabange Mupopo (ZAM)
- 2018: Caster Semenya (RSA)
- 2022: Miranda Coetzee (RSA)
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