Monica Afia Twum (born 14 March 1978) is a female

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

sprinter from

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 ...

. Together with

Mavis Akoto Mavis Akoto (born 22 March 1978) is a Ghanaian sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (D ...

Vida Anim Vida Anim (born 7 December 1983 in Accra, Greater Accra) is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.

and

Vida Nsiah Vida Nsiah (born 13 April 1976) is a retired female track and field sprinter and hurdler from Ghana. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur she finished fifth in the 100 metres and sixth in the 200 metres. Together with Mavis Akoto, Mo ...

she holds the Ghanaian record in

4 x 100 metres relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

with 43.19 seconds, achieved during the heats at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

in Sydney.

Achievements

Personal bests

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

- 11.31 s (2001) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

- 22.98 s (1999)

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* 1978 births Living people Ghanaian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Ghana Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games 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 1999 All-Africa Games Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Ghanaian women 21st-century Ghanaian women {{Ghana-athletics-bio-stub