{{Short description|Nigerian hurdler (born 1972)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox sportsperson | birth_date = 27 April 1972 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{NGR}} }} {{MedalCompetition|All-Africa Games}} {{MedalGold| 1991 Cairo |100 m hurdles}} {{MedalCompetition|African Championships}} {{MedalGold|1992 Belle Vue Harel|100 m hurdles}} {{MedalSilver|1992 Belle Vue Harel|4×100 m}} }}

'''Ime Akpan''' {{Audio|Ig-Ime Akpan.ogg|listen|help=no}} (born 27 April 1972) is a Nigerian track and field athlete, who competed in the women's 100 metres hurdling event during her career. She is a one-time Olympian (1996), and won a gold medal at the 1991 All-Africa Games in Cairo, Egypt.

Akpan was an All-American hurdler for the Arizona State Sun Devils track and field team, finishing runner-up in the 100 metres hurdles at the 1993 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.<ref name="100 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships">{{cite web |url=https://www.ustfccca.org/records-lists/meet-history-by-event?gender=2&series=3369&event=14 |title=100 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships |website=USTFCCCA |access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref> Earlier, she was an All-American for the Utah State Aggies track and field team, finishing 4th in the 55 metres hurdles at the 1990 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ime Akpan, the 100 hurdles favorite from Nigeria... |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-register-guard-ime-akpan-the-100-hu/192791438/ |work=The Register-Guard |access-date=6 March 2026 |page=22 |date=23 May 1992}}</ref><ref name="55 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships">{{cite web |url=https://www.ustfccca.org/records-lists/meet-history-by-event?gender=1&series=3368&event=51 |title=55 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships |website=USTFCCCA |access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref>

==Competition record== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{NGR}} |- |rowspan=2|1991 |Universiade |Sheffield, United Kingdom |8th |100 m hurdles |13.74 |- |All-Africa Games |Cairo, Egypt |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m hurdles |13.44 |- |rowspan=2|1992 |African Championships |Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m hurdles |13.14 |- |World Cup |Havana, Cuba |6th |100 m hurdles |13.57<ref>Representing Africa</ref> |- |1993 |Universiade |Buffalo, United States | – |100 m hurdles |DQ |- |rowspan=2|1995 |Universiade |Fukuoka, Japan |4th |100 m hurdles |13.11 |- |All-Africa Games |Harare, Zimbabwe |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |100 m hurdles |13.09 |- |1996 |Olympic Games |Atlanta, United States |26th (q) |100 m hurdles |13.11 |}

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==External links== * {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/ime-akpan-1.html |title=Ime Akpan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113180039/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/ime-akpan-1.html |archive-date=2012-11-13 |url-status=dead}} * {{World Athletics}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Akpan, Ime}} Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Nigerian women hurdlers Category:Olympic athletes for Nigeria Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Category:African Games gold medalists for Nigeria Category:African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria Category:African Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:African Games athletes for Nigeria Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 All-Africa Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 All-Africa Games Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Nigeria Category:Competitors at the 1991 Summer Universiade Category:Competitors at the 1993 Summer Universiade Category:Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Category:20th-century Nigerian sportswomen Category:21st-century Nigerian women Category:Arizona State Sun Devils women's track and field athletes Category:Utah State Aggies women's track and field athletes

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