Vida Anim

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

Vida Anim
Personal information
Nationality	Ghanaian
Born	7 December 1983 Accra, Ghana
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	63 kg (9.9 st; 139 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Ghana
Sport	Track 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  Ghana Women's athletics IAAF Continental Cup 2006 Athens 100 m 2006 Athens 200 m 2006 Athens 4x100 m African Championships 2006 Mauritius 100 m 2006 Mauritius 200 m 2006 Mauritius 4x100 m 2008 Addis Ababa 100 m 2008 Addis Ababa 4x100 m All-Africa Games 2007 Algiers 4x100 m 2003 Abuja 200 m 2007 Algiers 200 m 2011 Maputo 200 m 2003 Abuja 100 m 2007 Algiers 100 m World Junior Championships 2000 Santiago 200 m

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
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

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. Athlete biography: Vida Anim, beijing2008.cn, ret: 27 August 2008
4. Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Women) – GBR Athletics
5. Ghanaian athletics records Archived 8 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Vida Anim at World Athletics