Alice Annum
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Alice Annum alias "Baby Jet"[1] (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.[2][3] She was the first woman to represent Ghana at the Olympics.[4] Since then, Alice has participated in the 1964 Olympics held in Tokyo, 1968 in Mexico and the 1972 Olympics held in Munich.[5]
Annum was one of many athletes through the defunct National Sports Festivals organised annually in Ghana.[6] She benefited from the sponsorship of Ghanaian athletes by the United States[7] and competed for the University of Tennessee.[8] 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.[9] In 1970, she won silver at the Commonwealth games in both 100 m and 200 m.[10]
Personal life
Alice has 3 children.[11]
International competitions
| 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 |
References
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- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Ghana
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Ghana
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- African Games gold medalists for Ghana
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