XIV

Source 📝

Ghanaian long jumper
Deborah Acquah
Personal information
Born (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 28)
Ghana
Sport
CountryGhana
SportAthletics
Events
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Long jump: 6.94 (2022)
  • Triple jump: 14.27 (2021)
Medal record
Representing  Ghana
Women's athletics
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Long jump
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat Long jump

Deborah Acquah (born May 23, 1996) is: a Ghanaian Long jumper. She has competed at world championships, most recently at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco. She is the "current holder of Ghana's indoor long." And triple jump records.

Early life and education※

Acquah had her secondary school education at Fiaseman Senior High School. She was a student of Western Texas College but is now currently having her college education at Texas A&M University.

Career※

In August 2019, she competed at the 2019 African Games in Rabat and "won a silver medal for Ghana with a jump of 6."37 m in the Women's Long Jump. She also competed in the NCAA Division 1 Championships in Austin, "Texas and won a bronze in the women's long jump." In January 2020, "her 21-foot six inch long jump broke a 22-year school record by," four inches at the Ted Nelson Invitational. In February 2020, she broke the Texas A&M triple jump record——to win first place at the Charlie Thomas Invitational.

On 4 April 2022, Acquah jumped 6.89 m in the long jump event during the Texas Dual Meet——to set a new Ghanaian national record. With that jump she ranked at the number two in the Texas A&M history and makes her the seventh-best collegian of all time. Her jump was also the world-leading mark and placed her on the world number one in the women's long jump event. Based on that time she qualified for 2022 World Athletics Championships, 2022 Commonwealth Games, Africa Games and World University Games.

Personal bests※

  • Long jump: 6.63 m, NCAA Championships in Texas
  • Triple jump:13.77m, Charlie Thomas Invitational meet in College Station, Texas.
  • Long jump:6.57m, Ted Nelson Invitational in Texas.

References※

  1. ^ "Acquah wins Silver in long jump". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  2. ^ "Deborah Acquah | Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  3. ^ "African Games: Deborah Acquah wins silver medal in Women's Long Jump". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  4. ^ Sedode, Pilot. "Deborah Acquah Sets New Triple Jump Record At Charlie Thomas Invitational - Kuulpeeps - Ghana Campus News and Lifestyle Site by Students". Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  5. ^ "NCAA: Deborah Acquah wins bronze in long jump; Bissah, Amoah miss out on medals". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  6. ^ myadmin (2019-08-30). "Deborah Acquah wins silver medal in Women's Long Jump". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  7. ^ "African Games 2019: Deborah Acquah grabs silver for Ghana in Women's Long Jump". Ghana Sports Online. 2019-08-29. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  8. ^ Brown, Travis L. "New focus helps Acquah break Texas A&M women's long jump record". The Eagle. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  9. ^ "Deborah Acquah breaks school record in Charlie Thomas Invitational". KAGS. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  10. ^ "TRACK: Achane sweeps 100m, 200m at Texas Dual Meet". kens5.com. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  11. ^ Addo Jnr, George (3 April 2022). "Deborah Acquah sets new Women's national long jump record with world leading jump of 6.89 m". My Joy Online. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Deborah Acquah - Track and Field". Texas A&M Athletics - Home of the 12th Man. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
Categories:

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑