Landmark is level 2 of 4 in the Ghana Hall of Fame: a first that opened a door, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
Baby Jet — three Olympic Games, All-Africa gold, and Commonwealth medals in the sprints and the long jump, at a time when Ghana sent almost no women anywhere.
Alice Annum, known as Baby Jet, was born in Accra on 20 October 1948 and was the first woman to represent Ghana at the Olympic Games, competing in 1964, 1968 and 1972. Her best 200 metres, 22.89 seconds, was run at Munich in 1972.
She won long jump gold at the 1965 All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, silver at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, and further Commonwealth medals in the 100 and 200 metres.
She won long jump gold at the 1965 All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, silver at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, and further Commonwealth medals in the 100 and 200 metres.
- Wikipedia — Alice Annum
- Olympedia — Alice Annum
- Face2Face Africa — Meet Ghana's Alice 'Baby Jet' Annum
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