Hannah Afriyie

Ghanaian sprinter (born 1951)
Hannah Afriyie
Personal information
NationalityGhanaian
Born (1951-12-21) 21 December 1951 (age 72)[1]
Height1.65 m (5.4 ft)
Weight52.0 kg (114.6 lb)
Sport
CountryGhana
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 m, 200 m, 4x100 m
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1972
Personal best(s)100m: 11.47 (1978)
200m: 23.01 (1978)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Ghana
Women's athletics
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Algiers 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1978 Algiers 200 m

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

  1. ^ a b "Hannah Afriyie". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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 Games champions in Women's 100 metres
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African Games champions in women's 200 metres


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