Doris Wiredu Explained

Doris Wiredu
Country:Ghana
Birth Date:1964 2, df=yes
Height:1.5m (04.9feet)
Weight:45kg (99lb)
Sport:Track and field
Event:100 m, 400 m
Pb:100 m: 11.75 (1985)
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Doris Frema Wiredu (born 1 February 1964) is a retired Ghanaian female track and field athlete who specialised in 100 metres. She won a gold medal in the 1984 African Championships in the event, and two silvers in 100 metres and 400 metres events in the 1985 edition. Her personal best in 100 metres was 11.75, set in 1985. She also competed for Ghana in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles as part of Ghana's 4×100 metres relay women's team, which finished 5th in its semi-final heat, without progressing to the final round.[1]

International competitions

Representing Ghana
1984Rabat, Morocco1st100 m11.88
Los Angeles, United States25th (q)100 m 12.00
9th (q)4 × 100 m relay45.20
1985Cairo, Egypt2nd100 m11.82
2nd400 m53.62

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Doris Wiredu. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051642/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/doris-wiredu-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 3 September 2016.