Monica Twum

Monica Twum
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ghana
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Algiers 4×100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Dakar 4×100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Algiers 100 m

Monica Afia Twum (born 14 March 1978) is a female track and field sprinter from Ghana.[1][2] 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.[3][4]

Twum was an All-American sprinter for the TCU Horned Frogs track and field team, placing 6th in the 60 metres at the 2001 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.[5] She struggled with hamstring injuries until her senior year in 2003.[6]

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

References

  1. ^ worldathletics. "Monica TWUM".
  2. ^ "Women's 200 m - Ghana in Athletics at Olympic Games". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Monica Twum, Biography". www.ghanaweb.live. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/monica-afia-twum
  5. ^ "60 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Sprinter on healthy run". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 2 April 2003. p. 53. Retrieved 21 October 2025.


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