Mercy Addy
Ghanaian sprinter
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Mercy Addy (born 7 May 1964) is a Ghanaian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.[1]
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| Nationality | Ghanaian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Mercy Addy 7 May 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupations | Sports, Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her personal best time is 51.0 seconds (hand-timed), which she achieved in October 1989 in Accra. This time currently stands as the Ghanaian record.[2] She also recorded a time of 52.08 seconds with electronic timing.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Ghana | |||||
| 1984 | African Championships | Rabat, Morocco | 2nd | 200 m | |
| 3rd | 400 m | ||||
| 1987 | All-Africa Games | Nairobi, Kenya | 3rd | 400 m | |
| 1988 | African Championships | Annaba, Algeria | 3rd | 400 m | |
