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Mercy Nku (born 17 July 1976) is a Nigeria
Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
n sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres
100 metres

100 m is the shortest outdoor sprint race distance in Athletics . The reigning 100 m Olympic champion is often named "the fastest man/woman in the world", even though the world record for the 200 metres has had a faster average speed in the men's race since the mid 1990s....
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Mercy Nku (born 17 July 1976) is a Nigeria
Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
n sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres
100 metres

100 m is the shortest outdoor sprint race distance in Athletics . The reigning 100 m Olympic champion is often named "the fastest man/woman in the world", even though the world record for the 200 metres has had a faster average speed in the men's race since the mid 1990s....
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Achievements

YearTournamentVenueResultExtra
1999World Championships
1999 World Championships in Athletics

The 7th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Ol?mpico de Sevilla, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
Seville
Seville

||-||}Seville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of Andalusia and of the province of Seville ....
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
8th100 m
All-Africa Games
1999 All-Africa Games

The 7th All-Africa Games were held from September 10 1999 to September 19 1999 in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. 53 countries participated in eighteen sports....
Johannesburg
Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Joburg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the province Capital of Gauteng the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa....
, South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
1st100 m, 11.03 PB CR
2000Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries....
Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
7th4x100 m relay
2001World Indoor Championships
2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 8th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Atlantic Pavilion in Lisbon, Portugal from March 9 to March 11 2001. It was the first time the Championships had been held in Portugal....
Lisbon
Lisbon

Lisbon is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. It is also the seat of the Lisbon and capital of the Lisbon region. Its municipalities of Portugal, which matches the city proper excluding the larger continuous conurbation, has a municipal population of 564,477 in , while the Lisbon Metropolitan Area in total has around 2.8 million inha...
, Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
5th60 m
World Championships
2001 World Championships in Athletics

The 8th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between August 3 and August 12 and was the first time the event had visited North America....
Edmonton
Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of the Canada Provinces and territories of Canada of Alberta. The city is located on the North Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
7th100 m
2004Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the Athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the Racewalking , and the shot put ....
Athens
Athens

Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
, Greece
Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
7th4x100 m relay
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metres relay

The women's 4?100 metres relay was one of 23 track events of the athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens. It was contested at the Athens Olympic Stadium, from August 26 to August 27, by a total of sixteen national teams comprising 65 athletes....
African Championships
2004 African Championships in Athletics

The 14th African Championships in Athletics were held in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo in July, 2004. Since African Championships is a biennial event, this edition was contested only a month before Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics....
Brazzaville
Brazzaville

||-||}Brazzaville is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo and is located on the Congo River. As of the 2001 census, it has a population of 1,018,541 in the city proper, and about 1.5 million in total when including the suburbs located in the Pool Region....
, Congo
2nd100 m
2005World Championships
2005 World Championships in Athletics

The 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983....
Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
, Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
7th4x100 m relay
2005 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 4 x 100 metres relay

The 4 x 100 m relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 13 and August 14....


Personal bests

  • 100 metres
    100 metres

    100 m is the shortest outdoor sprint race distance in Athletics . The reigning 100 m Olympic champion is often named "the fastest man/woman in the world", even though the world record for the 200 metres has had a faster average speed in the men's race since the mid 1990s....
     - 11.03 s (1999)
  • 200 metres
    200 metres

    File:Usain Bolt 200 m world record 20-08-2008 - Beijing Olympics 2008.jpgA 200 metre race is a Sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race....
     - 22.53 s (1999)


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