Monica Twum

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

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

• 100 metres - 11.31 s (2001)
• 200 metres - 22.98 s (1999)

External links

• Monica Twum at World Athletics