[ 2014-08-15 ]

Ghana wins highest number of medals at the African Athletics Championship since 2006
Team Ghana recorded its highest haul of medals at
the African Athletics Championship since 2006
after winning six medals at the just ended 19th
African Athletics Championship in Marrakech,
Morocco.

Below are some of the highlights of the team's
achievements:

Triple Jump: Nadia Eke Triple Jump 13.40m (PB)
Silver Medal ^Qualified for IAAF 2014 IAAF
Continental Cup

Javelin Throw: Mary Zuta Nartey- 52.57m (PB)
^Qualified for IAAF 2014 IAAF Continental Cup

Heptathlon: Elizabeth Dadzie Silver Medal 5286pts
(PB) ^Qualified for IAAF 2014 IAAF Continental
Cup

4x100m relay: Tim Abeyie, Solomon Afful, Emmanuel
Dasor and Daniel Gyasi-4x100m 39.28(fastest 4X100m
time by a Ghanaian team at an African Athletics
Championship since 1979)

4x100m relay: Flings Owusu-Agyapong, Gemma
Acheampong, Beatrice Gyaman, Janet Amponsah (the
3rd fastest 4x100m time (44.06secs) by a Ghanaian
relay team at an African Championship in the past
14 years)

Decathlon: Atsu Nyamadi -Bronze Medal 6946pts
(Ghana's first bronze medalist in the Decathlon)

Long Jump: Robert Martey (4th) 7.80m) Qualified
for IAAF 2014 IAAF Continental Cup

Women's 4x400m relay: Ghana (4th) 3:42.89
Javelin Throw: John Ampomah (5th) 75.99m (New
national javelin record & PB)

Triple Jump Mathilde Boateng (4th) 13.23m
Discus Throw: Julia Agawu (4th) with 47.13m
High Jump: Naya Owusu (4th) 4th Naya Owusu Ghana
1.70m

100m Final: Tim Abeyie 10.40 (7th)
100m Final: Gemma Acheampong (6th)
200m Semi Final: Solomon Afful 20.86 (PB)
800m Semi Final: Martha Bissah 2:06.32(PB)
400m Final: Daniel Gyasi 46.65 (PB)
400m Semi Final: Kwadwo Acheampong 47.86(PB)
Ghana's medal history at the African Athletics
Championship since 2004.

2012: 6
2010: 4
2008: 3
2006: 6
2004: 1

Source - MyjoyOnline

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