Alice Annum

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Alice Annum
Personal information
NicknameBaby Jet
Nationality Ghanaian
Born (1948-10-20) 20 October 1948 (age 76)
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]

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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] [9] 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. [10] In 1970, she won silver at the Commonwealth games in both 100 m and 200 m. [11]

Personal life

Alice has 3 children. [12]

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

References

  1. ↑ "Sporting Witness - Ghana's 'Baby Jet' - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  2. ↑ World women's all-time best 200m (last updated 2001)
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alice Annum". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Some influential Ghanaian women in sports". GhanaWeb. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Minister blames death of sports to collapse of National Sports Festival". ModernGhana.com. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "US, Haven For Ghanaian Athletes". Ghana Home Page. 17 July 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "Olympedia – Alice Annum".
  9. ↑ https://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=4080&context=utk_gradthes
  10. ↑ "14 Ex-Black Stars players to be honored". Ghana Home Page. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  11. ↑ Vordzogbe, Jean (20 July 1970). Aidoo, George (ed.). Daily Graphic: Issue 6157, July 20 1970. Accra, Ghana: Graphic Communications Group.
  12. ↑ "Former Sprint Champion Alice Annum Wants Sports Heroes Honoured". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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