Vida Anim
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Nationality | Ghanaian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Accra, Ghana | 7 December 1983||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (9.9 st; 139 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Ghana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m, 4x100 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 60 m : 7.18 sec (2004) 100 m: 11.14 sec (2004, NR) 200 m:22.81 sec (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Ghana | |||||
1999 | All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 8th | 200 m | 23.81 |
2000 | African Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.99 |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 9th (sf) | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.19 (NR) | |
World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 4th | 100 m | 11.58 (wind: +2.0 m/s) | |
3rd | 200 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 | 3rd | 100 m | 11.29 |
2nd | 200 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 |
6th | 200 m | 23.34 | |||
African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 1st | 100 m | 11.58 | |
1st | 200 m | 22.90 | |||
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.43 | |||
World Cup | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 100 m | 11.21 | |
3rd | 200 m | 22.81 PB | |||
3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.61 | |||
2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | 100 m | 11.33 |
2nd | 200 m | 23.29 | |||
1st | 4 × 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 | 2nd | 100 m | 11.43 | |
6th (sf) | 200 m | 23.76 | |||
2nd | 4 × 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 | 4th | 100 m | 11.37 |
2nd | 200 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[]
- 60 metres – 7.18 s (2004, indoor)
- 100 metres – 11.14 s (2004) – national record.[5]
- 200 metres – 22.81 s (2006) – national record is 22.80 s.
References[]
- ^ "Vida Anim". Official website of London 2012 Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Vida ANIM | Profile | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Athlete biography: Vida Anim, beijing2008.cn, ret: 27 August 2008
- ^ Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Women) – GBR Athletics
- ^ Ghanaian athletics records Archived 8 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian female sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Ghana
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Accra
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana
- African Games gold medalists for Ghana
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games silver medalists for Ghana
- African Games bronze medalists for Ghana
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- Olympic female sprinters