Alice Annum

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Alice Annum
Personal information
NicknameBaby Jet
Nationality Ghanaian
Born (1948-10-20) 20 October 1948 (age 75)
Accra
Sport
Country Ghana
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)100m, 200m, 4x100m
Long jump
College team Tennessee
Achievements and titles
Personal best200 m: 22.9 sec (Christchurch, 1974)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1974 Christchurch 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1970 Edinburgh 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1970 Edinburgh 200 m
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1973 Lagos 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1973 Lagos 200 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1965 Brazzaville Long jump

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]

Contents

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1965 All-Africa Games Brazzaville, Congo 1stLong jump
1970 British Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland 2nd100 m
2nd200 m
1972 Olympic Games Munich, Germany 6th100 m
7th200 m
1973 All-Africa Games Lagos, Nigeria 1st100 m
1st200 m
1974 British Commonwealth Games Christchurch, New Zealand 3rd200 m

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