Gemma Acheampong
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Nationality | United States, Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, United States | 13 February 1993|||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Boston University | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118 lb (54 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Boston Terriers[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Gabriel Sanders | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gemma Acheampong (born 13 February 1993 in Chicago, Illinois) is a US-born Ghanaian athlete specialising in the sprinting events.[3]
Acheampong holds the Ghanain record in the rarely-contested indoor 300 metres event. She represented Ghana in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 28th (h) | 200 m | 24.90 |
– | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |||
African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 6th | 100 m | 11.74 | |
3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.06 | |||
2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 10th (sf) | 100 m | 11.81 |
2nd | 4 x 100 m relay | 43.72 | |||
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 6th | 100 m | 11.49 |
2nd | 4 x 100 m relay | 44.05 | |||
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.37 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.49 (+2.0 m/s) (West Point 2015)
- 200 metres – 24.21 (+1.2 m/s) (Princeton 2014)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 7.18 (Annapolis 2015)
- 200 metres – 24.41 (Boston 2015)
- 300 metres – 39.50 (Boston 2015) NR
References
- ↑ Gemma's Personal Website and Blog
- ↑ College team profile
- ↑ Gemma Acheampong profile at IAAF
- ↑ "Ghana names 16 first-time Olympians for Rio 2016". 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
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