Alice Annum

Alice Annum

Personal information
Nationality	Ghanaian
Born	(1948-10-02) 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) 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.

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

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