Mercy Addy (born 7 May 1964) is a

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

ian sprinter who specialized in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. Her personal best time is 51.0 seconds (hand-timed), which she achieved in October 1989 in

Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...

. This time currently stands as the Ghanaian record. She also recorded a time of 52.08 seconds with electronic timing.

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* 1964 births Living people Ghanaian female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ghana Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana African Games bronze medalists for Ghana African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games 20th-century Ghanaian women 21st-century Ghanaian women Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ghana-athletics-bio-stub