Philomena Mensah
Appearance
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Women’s athletics | ||
Commonwealth Games | ||
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1998 Kuala Lumpur | 100 m |
IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||
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1999 Maebashi | 60 m |
Philomena Mensah (born May 11, 1975) is a Canadian sprinter. Born in Accra, she previously represented Ghana, but emigrated to Canada following the 1994 Commonwealth Games. She won the bronze medal in the 60 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships, after having set a personal best in the heats with 7.02 seconds.
International competitions
- 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships - bronze medal (60 m)
- 1998 Commonwealth Games - silver medal (100 m)
- 1994 African Junior Athletics Championships - gold medal (100 m)
- 1994 African Junior Athletics Championships - bronze medal (200 m)
- 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics - bronze medal (100 m)
References
Categories:
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian female sprinters
- Canadian female sprinters
- Sportspeople from Accra
- Black Canadian sportspeople
- Ghanaian emigrants to Canada
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Ghana
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- Black Canadian women
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
- Canadian track and field athletics biography stubs
- Ghanaian athletics biography stubs