Hannah Afriyie
Ghanaian sprinter (born 1951)
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Ghanaian |
Born | (1951-12-21) 21 December 1951 (age 72)[1] |
Height | 1.65 m (5.4 ft) |
Weight | 52.0 kg (114.6 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Ghana |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m, 4x100 m |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | 1972 |
Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.47 (1978) 200m: 23.01 (1978)[1] |
Hannah Afriyie (born 21 December 1951) is a retired Ghanaian track and field athlete. She won two gold medals in the 100 and 200 metres sprints at the 1978 All-Africa Games held in Algiers.
Afriyie reached the quarter finals of the 100 metres and the 200 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
In the 1977 West African games in Lagos, she won the silver medal in the 100 metres.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Hannah Afriyie". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1972 München Summer Games:Women's 100 metres Quarter-Finals". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1972 München Summer Games:Women's 200 metres Quarter-Finals". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "WEST AFRICAN GAMES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hannah Afriyie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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African Champions in women's 200 metres
- 1979: Hannah Afriyie (GHA)
- 1982: Nzaeli Kyomo (TAN)
- 1984: Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR)
- 1985: Rufina Ubah (NGR)
- 1988: Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR)
- 1989: Mary Onyali (NGR)
- 1990: Fatima Yusuf (NGR)
- 1992: Elinda Vorster (RSA)
- 1993: Mary Onyali (NGR)
- 1996: Georgette Nkoma (CMR)
- 1998: Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR)
- 2000: Myriam Léonie Mani (CMR)
- 2002: Kaltouma Nadjina (CHA)
- 2004: Geraldine Pillay (RSA)
- 2006: Vida Anim (GHA)
- 2008: Isabel Le Roux (RSA)
- 2010: Oludamola Osayomi (NGR)
- 2012: Gloria Asumnu (NGR)
- 2014: Murielle Ahouré (CIV)
- 2016: Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV)
- 2018: Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV)
- 2022: Aminatou Seyni (NIG)
- 2024: Jessika Gbai (CIV)
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