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Date of Birth:
1948-10-20
Place of Birth:
Accra, Ghana

Alice Annum was a Ghanaian sprinter and the first woman to represent Ghana at the Olympics. She hit her best time at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, in the 200 metres finishing in 22.89 seconds.

She competed in the 1964 Olympic Games but did not make it past the preliminary stages because she placed 28th in the long jump with a best jump of 5.45 metres.

Alive Annum was honoured by the Action Progressive Institute in Ghana in 2010.

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