Vida Nsiah

Ghanaian track and field athlete
Vida Nsiah
Personal information
NationalityGhanaian
Born (1976-04-13) April 13, 1976 (age 48)
Height1.72 m (5.6 ft)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryGhana
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)100m, 200m, 4x100m
100 m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Regional finals1998 100m — 5th[1]
1998 200m — 6th[1]
Personal best(s)100m: 11.18 sec
200m: 22.8 sec
100m hurdles: 13.02 sec

Vida Nsiah (born 13 April 1976) is a retired female track and field sprinter and hurdler from Ghana. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur she finished fifth in the 100 metres and sixth in the 200 metres.[2]

Together with Mavis Akoto, Monica Twum and Vida Anim 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]

Personal bests

  • 100 metres - 11.18 s (2000) - former national record.[4]
  • 200 metres - 22.80 s (1997) - national record.
  • 100 metres hurdles - 13.02 s (2001) - national record.

References

  1. ^ a b Sporting Heroes
  2. ^ 1998 Commonwealth Games, women's results - Sporting Heroes
  3. ^ Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Women) - GBR Athletics
  4. ^ Ghanaian athletics records Archived June 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

External links

  • Vida Nsiah at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
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