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Monica Twum

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Monica Afia Twum (born 14 March 1978) is a female track and field sprinter from Ghana. Together with Mavis Akoto, Vida Anim 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.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ghana
1997 African Junior Championships Ibadan, Nigeria 2nd 100 m 12.42
2nd 200 m 24.28
3rd 400 m 54.35
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 15th (h) 100 m 11.72
8th 200 m 23.73
4th 4 × 100 m relay 43.81
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 40th (h) 100 m 11.70
All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 7th 100 m 11.48
3rd 200 m 22.98
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 44.21
2000 African Championships Algiers, Algeria 3rd 100 m 11.47
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.99
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 31st (qf) 100 m 11.70
35th (h) 200 m 23.51
9th (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 43.19

Personal bests

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