Hannah Afriyie

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Hannah Afriyie
Personal information
Nationality Ghanaian
Born (1951-12-21) 21 December 1951 (age 73) [1]
Height1.65 m (5.4 ft)
Weight52.0 kg (114.6 lb)
Sport
Country Ghana
SportTrack and field
Event(s)
100 m, 200 m, 4x100 m
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 1972
Personal best(s)100m: 11.47 (1978)
200m: 23.01 (1978) [1]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Women's athletics
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Algiers 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Algiers 200 m

Hannah Afriyie (born 21 December 1951) is a retired Ghanaian track and field athlete. She won two gold medals in the 100 and 200 metres sprints at the 1978 All-Africa Games held in Algiers.

Afriyie reached the quarter finals of the 100 metres and the 200 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [2] [3]

In the 1977 West African games in Lagos, she won the silver medal in the 100 metres. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hannah Afriyie". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  2. ↑ "Athletics at the 1972 München Summer Games:Women's 100 metres Quarter-Finals". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  3. ↑ "Athletics at the 1972 München Summer Games:Women's 200 metres Quarter-Finals". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  4. ↑ "WEST AFRICAN GAMES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
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