Emma Iwebunor Ania is a former track and field sprint athlete who competed internationally for Great Britain.[1]

Emma Ania
Ania (left) in 2009
Personal information
Born7 February 1980 (1980-02-07) (age 44)
Islington, London, UK
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubShaftesbury Barnet Harriers

Ania represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4×100 metres relay together with Jeanette Kwakye, Montell Douglas and Emily Freeman. In their first round heat they placed second behind Belgium and in front of Brazil and Nigeria. Their time of 43.02 seconds was the fourth time overall out of sixteen participating nations. With this result they qualified for the final in which they did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange.[1][2]

Ania attended St Thomas More School, Wood Green[3] and studied biology at Brunel University.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Athlete biography: Emma Ania, beijing2008.cn, ret: 30 August 2008
  2. ^ Emma Ania. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ "Emma Ania". Women's track and field. University of Illinois Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 August 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
  4. ^ "Brunel University athletes selected for Beijing 2008" (PDF). Brunel University. Archived from the original (pdf) on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
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