Deborah Acquah Explained

Deborah Acquah
Birth Date:23 May 1996
Birth Place:Ghana
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Country:Ghana
Sport:Athletics

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] 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.[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.

Personal bests

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Acquah wins Silver in long jump. Graphic Online. en-gb. 2020-02-09.
  2. Web site: Deborah Acquah Profile. worldathletics.org. 2020-02-09.
  3. Web site: African Games: Deborah Acquah wins silver medal in Women's Long Jump. www.myjoyonline.com. 2020-02-09.
  4. Web site: Deborah Acquah Sets New Triple Jump Record At Charlie Thomas Invitational - Kuulpeeps - Ghana Campus News and Lifestyle Site by Students. Sedode. Pilot. en-US. 2020-04-18.
  5. Web site: NCAA: Deborah Acquah wins bronze in long jump; Bissah, Amoah miss out on medals. www.ghanaweb.com. en. 2020-02-09.
  6. Web site: Deborah Acquah wins silver medal in Women's Long Jump. myadmin. 2019-08-30. Ghana Business News. en-US. 2020-02-09.
  7. Web site: African Games 2019: Deborah Acquah grabs silver for Ghana in Women's Long Jump. 2019-08-29. Ghana Sports Online. en-US. 2020-02-09. 2019-12-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20191215041848/https://ghanasportsonline.com/2019/08/african-games-2019-deborah-acquah-grabs-silver-for-ghana-in-womens-long-jump/. dead.
  8. Web site: New focus helps Acquah break Texas A&M women's long jump record. Brown. Travis L.. The Eagle. en. 2020-04-18.
  9. Web site: Deborah Acquah breaks school record in Charlie Thomas Invitational. KAGS. 2020-04-18.
  10. Web site: 2 April 2022 . TRACK: Achane sweeps 100m, 200m at Texas Dual Meet . 3 April 2022 . kens5.com .
  11. Web site: Addo Jnr . George . 3 April 2022 . Deborah Acquah sets new Women's national long jump record with world leading jump of 6.89 m . 3 April 2022 . My Joy Online .
  12. Web site: Deborah Acquah - Track and Field. Texas A&M Athletics - Home of the 12th Man. en. 2020-02-09.

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