Maria Usifo

Maria Usifo
nation	Nigeria
birthday	August 1, 1964
size	174 cm
Weight	63 kg
Career
discipline	Hurdles
status	resigned
Medal table
Africa Games gold 1987 Nairobi 100 m hurdles gold 1987 Nairobi 400 m hurdles  African Championships gold 1984 Rabat 100 m hurdles gold 1985 Cairo 100 m hurdles silver 1985 Cairo 400 m hurdles gold 1988 Annaba 100 m hurdles gold 1988 Annaba 400 m hurdles gold 1989 Lagos 400 m hurdles
last change: September 2, 2012

Maria Usifo (born August 1, 1964 ) is a former Nigerian hurdler and sprinter .

In the 1980s she was considered one of the dominant African hurdlers, was African champion five times and was able to secure both gold medals in her disciplines at the 1987 African Games in Nairobi.

In 1982 she was eighth over 100 m hurdles at the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane . At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, she reached the semifinals over 100 m hurdles as well as 400 m hurdles .

As a student at Texas Southern University , she became the NCAA 400 m hurdles champion in 1986 . At the World Athletics Championships in 1987 she reached the semifinals over 400 m and 400 m hurdles. In 1988 she was eliminated from the Olympic Games in Seoul over 100 m hurdles in the quarter-finals and over 400 m hurdles in the preliminary run. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria she was eighth in the 400 m hurdles.

Top performances

• 400 m: 53.64 s, 29 August 1987, Rome
• 100 m hurdles: 13.13 s, June 7, 1986, Indianapolis
• 400 m hurdles: 55.16 s, June 6, 1986, Indianapolis

Web links

• Maria Usifo in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Maria Usifo in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )