Monica Twum

Monica Afia [https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/monica-afia-twum Twum] (born 14 March 1978) is a female track and field sprinter from Ghana.{{Cite web |last=worldathletics |title=Monica TWUM |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/ghana/monica-twum-14280476}}{{Cite web |title=Women's 200 m - Ghana in Athletics at Olympic Games |url=https://www.olympiandatabase.com/index.php?id=157372&L=1 |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=www.olympiandatabase.com}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Monica Twum, Biography |url=https://www.ghanaweb.live/person/Monica-Twum-4549 |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=www.ghanaweb.live}}https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/monica-afia-twum

Achievements

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{GHA}}
rowspan=3\|1997 \|rowspan=3\|African Junior Championships \|rowspan=3\|Ibadan, Nigeria \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|100 m \|12.42
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|200 m \|24.28
bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|400 m \|54.35
rowspan=3\|1998 \|rowspan=3\|Commonwealth Games \|rowspan=3\|Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia \|15th (h) \|100 m \|11.72
8th \|200 m \|23.73
4th \|4 × 100 m relay \|43.81
rowspan=4\|1999 \|World Championships \|Seville, Spain \|40th (h) \|100 m \|11.70
rowspan=3\|All-Africa Games \|rowspan=3\|Johannesburg, South Africa \|7th \|100 m \|11.48
bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|200 m \|22.98
bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|4 × 100 m relay \|44.21
rowspan=5\|2000 \|rowspan=2\|African Championships \|rowspan=2\|Algiers, Algeria \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|100 m \|11.47
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|4 × 100 m relay \|43.99
rowspan=3\|Olympic Games \|rowspan=3\|Sydney, Australia \|31st (qf) \|100 m \|11.70
35th (h) \|200 m \|23.51
9th (sf) \|4 × 100 m relay \|43.19

colspan="6"|Representing {{GHA}}

rowspan=3|1997

|rowspan=3|African Junior Championships

|rowspan=3|Ibadan, Nigeria

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|100 m

|12.42

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|200 m

|24.28

bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|400 m