Vida Anim (born 7 December 1983[1]) is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.[2] 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.[3]
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. She was unable to qualify for the final as her time of 11.51 in the semi-finals was only the eighth and last time of her heat.[2]
Competition record
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[4]
- 200 metres – 22.81 s (2006) – national record is 22.80 s
References
- ^ "Vida ANIM | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Athlete biography: Vida Anim". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-09-06. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
- ^ Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Women) – GBR Athletics
- ^ Ghanaian athletics records Archived 8 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine