Английская Википедия:Deborah Acquah
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox sportsperson 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.[1][2][3] She is the current holder of Ghana's indoor long and triple jump records.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6][7][3] She also competed in the NCAA Division 1 Championships in Austin, Texas and won a bronze in the women's long jump.[5] In January 2020, her 21-foot six inch long jump broke a 22-year school record by four inches at the Ted Nelson Invitational.[8] In February 2020, she broke the Texas A&M triple jump record to win first place at the Charlie Thomas Invitational.[9]
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.[10][11] Based on that time she qualified for 2022 World Athletics Championships, 2022 Commonwealth Games, Africa Games and World University Games.[11]
Personal bests
- Long jump: 6.63 m, NCAA Championships in Texas[12][5]
- Triple jump:13.77m, Charlie Thomas Invitational meet in College Station, Texas.[4]
- Long jump:6.57m, Ted Nelson Invitational in Texas.[4]
References
- Английская Википедия
- Living people
- Ghanaian female long jumpers
- 1996 births
- Ghanaian sportspeople
- African Games silver medalists for Ghana
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games
- Texas A&M Aggies women's track and field athletes
- 21st-century Ghanaian women
- 21st-century Ghanaian people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Ghana
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Place of birth missing (living people)
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