Monica Twum

Monica Afia Twum (born 14 March 1978) is a female track and field sprinter from Ghana. ^{[1] [2]} Together with Mavis Akoto, Vida Anim and Vida Nsiah she holds the Ghanaian record in 4 x 100 metres relay with 43.19 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. ^{[3] [4]}

Twum was an All-American sprinter for the TCU Horned Frogs track and field team, placing 6th in the 60 metres at the 2001 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. ^[5] She struggled with hamstring injuries until her senior year in 2003. ^[6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Ghana
1997	African Junior Championships	Ibadan, Nigeria	2nd	100 m	12.42
			2nd	200 m	24.28
			3rd	400 m	54.35
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	15th (h)	100 m	11.72
			8th	200 m	23.73
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	43.81
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	40th (h)	100 m	11.70
	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	7th	100 m	11.48
			3rd	200 m	22.98
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	44.21
2000	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	3rd	100 m	11.47
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	43.99
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	31st (qf)	100 m	11.70
			35th (h)	200 m	23.51
			9th (sf)	4 × 100 m relay	43.19

Personal bests

• 100 metres - 11.31 s (2001) ^[4]
• 200 metres - 22.98 s (1999)

References

1. worldathletics. "Monica TWUM".
2. "Women's 200 m - Ghana in Athletics at Olympic Games". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
3. "Monica Twum, Biography". www.ghanaweb.live. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
4. https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/monica-afia-twum
5. "60 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
6. "Sprinter on healthy run". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . 2 April 2003. p. 53. Retrieved 21 October 2025.

External links

• Monica Twum at World Athletics