Vida Anim

Vida Anim
Vida Anim
Personal information
NationalityGhanaian
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
CountryGhana
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  Ghana
Women's athletics
IAAF Continental Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Athens 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Athens 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Athens 4x100 m
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Mauritius 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Mauritius 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2006 Mauritius 4x100 m
Silver medal – second place 2008 Addis Ababa 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2008 Addis Ababa 4x100 m
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Algiers 4x100 m
Silver medal – second place 2003 Abuja 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Algiers 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Maputo 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Abuja 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Algiers 100 m
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 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]

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]

  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. ^ a b "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