Vida Anim

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Vida Anim
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Vida Anim
Personal information
Nationality Ghanaian
Born (1983-12-07) 7 December 1983 (age 40)
Accra, Ghana
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight63 kg (9.9 st; 139 lb) [1]
Sport
Country Ghana
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)100 m, 200 m, 4x100 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60 m : 7.18 sec (2004)
100 m: 11.14 sec
(2004, NR)
200 m:22.81 sec (2006)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Women's athletics
IAAF Continental Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Athens 100 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Athens 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Athens 4x100 m
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Mauritius 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Mauritius 200 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Mauritius 4x100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Addis Ababa 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Addis Ababa 4x100 m
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Algiers 4x100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Abuja 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Algiers 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Maputo 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Abuja 100 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Algiers 100 m
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Santiago 200 m

Vida Anim (born 7 December 1983 [2] in Accra, Greater Accra) is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. [3] Together with Mavis Akoto, Monica Twum 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. [4]

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Vida Anim represented Ghana at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed second behind Shelly-Ann Fraser in a time of 11.47 to advance to the second round. There she improved her time to 11.32 seconds, finishing third behind Debbie Ferguson and Oludamola Osayomi. In the semi-finals she was unable to qualify for the final as her time of 11.51 was only the eighth and last time of her heat, causing elimination. [3]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 8th200 m 23.81
2000 African Championships Algiers, Algeria 1st4 × 100 m relay43.99
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 9th (sf)4 × 100 m relay 43.19 (NR)
World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 4th100 m 11.58 (wind: +2.0 m/s)
3rd200 m 23.81 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 21st (h)100 m 12.27
2003 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 3rd100 m 11.29
2nd200 m 23.17
World Championships Paris, France 13th (qf)100 m 11.29
14th (sf)200 m 23.16
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th (sf)60 m 7.25
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 31st (qf)100 m DNF
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 17th (qf)100 m 11.41
19th (h)200 m 24.16
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 12th (sf)100 m 11.51
6th200 m 23.34
African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 1st100 m 11.58
1st200 m 22.90
1st4 × 100 m relay 44.43
World Cup Athens, Greece 3rd100 m11.21
3rd200 m22.81 PB
3rd4 × 100 m relay43.61
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 3rd100 m 11.33
2nd200 m 23.29
1st4 × 100 m relay 43.84
World Championships Osaka, Japan 20th (qf)100 m 11.36
26th (qf)200 m 23.47
12th (h)4 × 100 m relay 43.76
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 22nd (sf)60 m 7.45
African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2nd100 m 11.43
6th (sf)200 m 23.76
2nd4 × 100 m relay 44.12
Olympic Games Beijing, China 15th (sf)100 m 11.51
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 13th (sf)100 m 11.43
20th (sf)200 m 23.36
2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 4th100 m 11.37
2nd200 m 23.06
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 18th (sf)60 m 7.36
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 43rd (h)200 m 23.71

Personal bests

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References

  1. "Vida Anim". Official website of London 2012 Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. "Vida ANIM | Profile | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Athlete biography: Vida Anim". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
  4. Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Women) – GBR Athletics
  5. Ghanaian athletics records Archived 8 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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