Mercy Ntia-Obong

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Mercy Ntia-Obong athletics
nation NigeriaNigeria Nigeria
birthday 4th October 1997 (age 22)
place of birth Nigeria
Career
discipline sprint
status active
Medal table
Africa Games 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Africa Games logo Africa Games
gold Rabat 2019 4 × 100 m
last change: September 2, 2019

Mercy Ntia-Obong (born October 4, 1997 ) is a Nigerian sprinter .

Athletic career

Mercy Ntia-Obong gained her first international experience at the U20 World Championships 2016 in Bydgoszcz , where she finished eighth in the 100-meter run in 11.79 s and did not start in the semi-finals over 200 meters. In 2018 she finished fifth over 100 meters in 11.69 seconds at the African Championships in Asaba . In the following year she reached the African Games in Rabat over 200 meters to the semi-finals, in which she was eliminated with 23.83 s and won the gold medal in the Nigerian 4 x 100 meter relay in 44.16 s.

Personal bests

  • 100 meters: 11.46 s (+1.6 m / s), June 12, 2018 in Lagos
  • 200 meters: 23.17 s (−1.2 m / s), May 25, 2016 in Lagos

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personal data
SURNAME Ntia-Obong, Mercy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nigerian sprinter
DATE OF BIRTH 4th October 1997