Airat Bakare
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Born | 20 May 1967 | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 m | ||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 400 m: 51.83 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 the International Olympic Committee
Categories:
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Yoruba sportswomen
- Nigerian female sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Nigeria
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Nigeria
- African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 All-Africa Games
- Olympic female sprinters
- Nigerian athletics biography stubs