Doris Wiredu
Personal information
Born (1964-02-01) 1 February 1964
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
CountryGhana
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 m, 400 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best100 m: 11.75 (1985)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ghana
African Championships
Gold medal – first place1984 Rabat100 m
Silver medal – second place1985 Cairo100 m
Silver medal – second place1985 Cairo400 m

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Ghana
1984 African Championships Rabat, Morocco 1st 100 m 11.88
Summer Olympics Los Angeles, United States 25th (q) 100 m 12.00
9th (q) 4 × 100 m relay 45.20
1985 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 2nd 100 m 11.82
2nd 400 m 53.62

References

  1. "Doris Wiredu". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2016.


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