Alice Annum

Alice Annum

Personal information
Nationality	Ghanaian
Born	2 October 1948
Sport
Country	Ghana
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	100m, 200m, 4x100m Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	200 m: 22.9 sec (Christchurch, 1974)
Medal record Representing  Ghana Women's athletics Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch 200 m 1970 Edinburgh 100 m 1970 Edinburgh 200 m All-Africa Games 1973 Lagos 100 m 1973 Lagos 200 m 1965 Brazzaville Long jump

Alice Annum (born 2 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.^[1]

Annum was one of many athletes through the defunct National Sports Festivals organised annually in Ghana.^[2] She benefited from the sponsorship of Ghanaian athletes by the United States.^[3] 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.^[4]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1965	All-Africa Games	Brazzaville, Congo	1st	Long jump
1970	British Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, Scotland	2nd	100 m
			2nd	200 m
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, Germany	6th	100 m
			7th	200 m
1973	All-Africa Games	Lagos, Nigeria	1st	100 m
			1st	200 m
1974	British Commonwealth Games	Christchurch, New Zealand	3rd	200 m

References

• Alice Annum profile at IAAF
• Sports Reference profile

1. World women's all-time best 200m (last updated 2001)
2. "Minister blames death of sports to collapse of National Sports Festival". ModernGhana.com. 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
3. "US, Haven For Ghanaian Athletes". Ghana Home Page. 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
4. "14 Ex-Black Stars players to be honored". Ghana Home Page. 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2011-06-13.