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Ghanaian sprinter and long jump athlete
Alice Annum
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Ghanaian sprinter and long jump athlete
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Accra, Ghana
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Alice Annum (born 20 October 1948 in Accra) is a retired Ghanaian sprinter. Her personal best time in the 200 metres was 22.89 seconds, achieved at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.
Annum was one of many athletes through the defunct National Sports Festivals organised annually in Ghana. She benefited from the sponsorship of Ghanaian athletes by the United States. She competed in the 1964 Olympic Games but did not advance past the preliminary stages in the long jump, placing 28th with a best jump of 5.45 metres.
She was honoured in 2010 for her achievements in sports by the Action Progressive Institute in Ghana.
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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1965 | All-Africa Games | Brazzaville, Congo | 1st | Long jump | |
1970 | British Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, Scotland | 2nd | 100 m | |
2nd | 200 m | ||||
1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, Germany | 6th | 100 m | |
7th | 200 m | ||||
1973 | All-Africa Games | Lagos, Nigeria | 1st | 100 m | |
1st | 200 m | ||||
1974 | British Commonwealth Games | Christchurch, New Zealand | 3rd | 200 m |
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1948 births
African Games gold medalists for Ghana
African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1965 All-Africa Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
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