Alice Annum

Alice Annum, the "Baby Jet", was the first woman to represent Ghana at the Olympic Games, competing in Tokyo in 1964 at 15. At the 1970 Commonwealth Games she won silver in both the 100 and 200 metres.

Career

She was born in Accra on 20 October 1948 and came through Ghana's National Sports Festivals. In Tokyo she placed 28th in the long jump with 5.45 metres. She competed again in Mexico City in 1968 and in Munich in 1972, where she ran her best 200 metres, 22.89 seconds. She studied and competed at the University of Tennessee on a US scholarship for Ghanaian athletes. In 2010 the Action Progressive Institute honoured her for her achievements. She has three children.