# Ime Akpan

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{{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](/source/Athletics_(sport))}}
{{MedalCountry | {{NGR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[All-Africa Games](/source/All-Africa_Games)}}
{{MedalGold| [1991 Cairo](/source/1991_All-Africa_Games) |100 m hurdles}}
{{MedalCompetition|[African Championships](/source/African_Championships_in_Athletics)}} 
{{MedalGold|[1992 Belle Vue Harel](/source/1992_African_Championships_in_Athletics)|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](/source/track_and_field) athlete, who competed in the women's 100 metres [hurdling](/source/hurdling) event during her career.  She is a one-time Olympian (1996), and won a gold medal at the [1991 All-Africa Games](/source/1991_All-Africa_Games) in [Cairo, Egypt](/source/Cairo%2C_Egypt).

Akpan was an [All-America](/source/All-America)n hurdler for the [Arizona State Sun Devils track and field](/source/Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_track_and_field) team, finishing runner-up in the [100 metres hurdles](/source/100_metres_hurdles) at the [1993 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships](/source/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](/source/USTFCCCA) |access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref> Earlier, she was an All-American for the [Utah State Aggies track and field](/source/Utah_State_Aggies_track_and_field) team, finishing 4th in the [55 metres hurdles](/source/55_metres_hurdles) at the [1990 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships](/source/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](/source/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](/source/USTFCCCA) |access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref>

==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{NGR}}
|-
|rowspan=2|1991
|[Universiade](/source/Athletics_at_the_1991_Summer_Universiade)
|[Sheffield, United Kingdom](/source/Sheffield%2C_United_Kingdom)
|8th
|100 m hurdles
|[13.74](/source/Athletics_at_the_1991_Summer_Universiade_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metres_hurdles)
|-
|[All-Africa Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1991_All-Africa_Games)
|[Cairo, Egypt](/source/Cairo%2C_Egypt)
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|100 m hurdles
|13.44
|-
|rowspan=2|1992
|[African Championships](/source/1992_African_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Belle Vue Maurel](/source/Belle_Vue_Maurel), [Mauritius](/source/Mauritius)
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|100 m hurdles
|13.14
|-
|[World Cup](/source/1992_IAAF_World_Cup_results)
|[Havana, Cuba](/source/Havana%2C_Cuba)
|6th
|100 m hurdles
|[13.57](/source/1992_IAAF_World_Cup_results)<ref>Representing Africa</ref>
|-
|1993
|[Universiade](/source/Athletics_at_the_1993_Summer_Universiade)
|[Buffalo, United States](/source/Buffalo%2C_New_York)
| –
|100 m hurdles
|[DQ](/source/Athletics_at_the_1993_Summer_Universiade_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metres_hurdles)
|-
|rowspan=2|1995
|[Universiade](/source/Athletics_at_the_1995_Summer_Universiade)
|[Fukuoka, Japan](/source/Fukuoka%2C_Japan)
|4th
|100 m hurdles
|[13.11](/source/Athletics_at_the_1995_Summer_Universiade_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metres_hurdles)
|-
|[All-Africa Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1995_All-Africa_Games)
|[Harare, Zimbabwe](/source/Harare%2C_Zimbabwe)
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|100 m hurdles
|13.09
|-
|1996
|[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics)
|[Atlanta, United States](/source/Atlanta%2C_United_States)
|26th (q)
|100 m hurdles
|[13.11](/source/Athletics_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metres_hurdles)
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==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}}

{{Footer All-Africa Champions 100 m Hurdles Women}}
{{Footer African Champions women's 100 metres hurdles}}
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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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