Grace Apiafi

Grace Apiafi

Personal information
Born	(1958-11-27) 27 November 1958 Zaria, Nigeria
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record Representing Nigeria African Championships 1988 Annaba Discus throw 1979 Dakar Shot put

Grace Apiafi (born 27 November 1958) is a former track and field athlete from Nigeria, who competed in the shot put and discus throw events during her career. She represented her native West African country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where she did not reach the final in either competition.

Apiafi is from Zaria, Nigeria. She was a Nigerian Athletics Championships winner in the shot put and discus before being signed to the Wyoming Cowgirls track and field team. In 1984, she was the African record-holder in the discus.

In 1990, Apifi was a collegiate leader in the shot put and discus for the Mt. SAC Mounties track and field team. She held the NJCAA record in the shot put. While a student at Mt. SAC, Apiafi housed Nigerian twins Davidson Ezinwa and Osmond Ezinwa.

Under the name Grace Apiafi-Russ, she began coaching the Pasadena City College track and field team in 1992. As of April 1992, Apiafi became a naturalized United States citizen and planned to compete at the 1992 United States Olympic trials.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Nigeria
1979	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	2nd	Shot put	13.24 m
1988	African Championships	Annaba, Algeria	1st	Discus throw	50.60
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	22nd	Shot put	15.06 m
			10th (q)	Discus throw	49.84 m

External links

• Grace Apiafi at World Athletics
• Grace Apiafi at Olympics.com
• Grace Apiafi at Olympedia
• Grace Apiafi at InterSportStats