Vida Anim (born 7 December 1983[2] in Accra, Greater Accra) is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.[3] Together with Mavis Akoto, Monica Twum and Vida Nsiah she holds the Ghanaian record in 4 x 100 metres relay with 43.19 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[4]
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| Nationality | Ghanaian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 December 1983 Accra, Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (9.9 st; 139 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m, 4x100 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60 m : 7.18 sec (2004) 100 m: 11.14 sec (2004, NR) 200 m:22.81 sec (2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vida Anim represented Ghana at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed second behind Shelly-Ann Fraser in a time of 11.47 to advance to the second round. There she improved her time to 11.32 seconds, finishing third behind Debbie Ferguson and Oludamola Osayomi. In the semi-finals she was unable to qualify for the final as her time of 11.51 was only the eighth and last time of her heat, causing elimination.[3]
Competition record
editPersonal bests
edit- 60 metres – 7.18 s (2004, indoor)
- 100 metres – 11.14 s (2004) – national record.[5]
- 200 metres – 22.81 s (2006) – national record is 22.80 s.
References
edit- ^ "Vida Anim". Official website of London 2012 Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Vida ANIM | Profile | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Athlete biography: Vida Anim". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
- ^ Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Women) – GBR Athletics
- ^ Ghanaian athletics records Archived 8 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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