Vida Anim

Vida Anim

Vida Anim
Personal information
Nationality	Ghanaian
Born	(1983-12-07) 7 December 1983 (age 41) Accra, Ghana
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	63 kg (9.9 st; 139 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Ghana
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m, 4x100 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	60 m : 7.18 sec (2004) 100 m: 11.14 sec (2004, NR) 200 m:22.81 sec (2006)
Medal record Representing  Ghana Women's athletics IAAF Continental Cup 2006 Athens 100 m 2006 Athens 200 m 2006 Athens 4x100 m African Championships 2006 Mauritius 100 m 2006 Mauritius 200 m 2006 Mauritius 4x100 m 2008 Addis Ababa 100 m 2008 Addis Ababa 4x100 m All-Africa Games 2007 Algiers 4x100 m 2003 Abuja 200 m 2007 Algiers 200 m 2011 Maputo 200 m 2003 Abuja 100 m 2007 Algiers 100 m World Junior Championships 2000 Santiago 200 m

Vida Anim (born 7 December 1983^[2] in Accra, Greater Accra) is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.^[3] 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.^[4]

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. In the semi-finals she was unable to qualify for the final as her time of 11.51 was only the eighth and last time of her heat, causing elimination.^[3]