- Mary Tombiri
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Mary Tombiri (born July 23, 1972) is a retired female track and field sprinter from Nigeria. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games she, together with Faith Idehen, Christy Opara-Thompson and Mary Onyali, won the gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Nigeria
1990 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 3rd 100 m 11.74 s 1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 1st 4x100 m relay 42.99 s 1995 All-Africa Games Harare, Zimbabwe 3rd 100 m 11.40 s References
- IAAF profile for Mary Tombiri
IAAF World / Continental Cup Champions in Women's 4 x 100 m relay 1977: Europe (Possekel, Lynch, Richter, Lannaman) • 1979: Europe (Haglund, Réga, Richter, Hunte) • 1981: East Germany (Siemon, Wöckel, Walther, Göhr) • 1985: East Germany (Gladisch, Rieger, Auerswald, Göhr) • 1989: East Germany (Behrendt, Günther, Möller, Oschkenat) • 1992: Asia (Gao, Tian, Chen, Xiao) • 1994: Africa (Idehen, Tombiri, Opara-Thompson, Onyali) • 1998: United States (Taplin, Gaines, Miller, Guidry) • 2002: Americas (Lawrence, Campbell, McDonald, Ferguson) • 2006: Americas (Bailey, Ferguson-McKenzie, Mothersille, Simpson) • 2010: Americas (Mothersille, Ferguson-McKenzie, Solomon, Baptiste)
Categories:- 1972 births
- Living people
- Nigerian sprinters
- Olympic bronze medalists for Nigeria
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Nigeria
- Nigerian athletics biography stubs
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