Gemma Acheampong Explained

Gemma Acheampong
Sport:Track and field
Event:100 metres, 200 metres
Birth Date:13 February 1993
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:5 ft 4 in[1]
Weight:118 lb
Education:Boston University
Collegeteam:Boston Terriers[2]
Coach:Dave Hegland

Gemma Acheampong (born February 13, 1993) is a Ghanaian-American athlete specialising in the sprinting events.[3] She holds the Ghanaian record in the rarely-contested indoor 300 meters event, and represented Ghana in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[4]

Competition record

Representing
2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom28th (h)200 m24.90
4 × 100 m relayDQ
African ChampionshipsMarrakech, Morocco6th100 m11.74
3rd4 × 100 m relay44.06
2015African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo10th (sf)100 m11.81
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay43.72
2016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa6th100 m 11.49
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay44.05
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil14th (h)4 × 100 m relay43.37
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom10th (h)4 × 100 m relay43.68
2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia19th (sf)100 m11.79
5th4 × 100 m relay43.64
2019World RelaysYokohama, Japan7th4 × 100 m relay44.77
African GamesRabat, Morocco13th (sf)100 m11.93
8th4 × 100 m relay47.24
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar11th (h)4 × 100 m relay43.62
2021World RelaysChorzów, Poland12th (h)4 × 100 m relay44.85

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Notes and References

  1. http://www.activelygemma.com/athlete-profile Personal Website and Blog
  2. Web site: College team profile . 2015-10-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151006120857/http://www.goterriers.com/sports/w-track/mtt/gemma_acheampong_792008.html . 2015-10-06 . dead .
  3. Web site: 2021-05-18. ‘We can qualify for Olympics if we go for camp’ – Gemma Acheampong. 2021-05-18. Citi Sports Online. en-US.
  4. Web site: Ghana names 16 first-time Olympians for Rio 2016. 2016-07-14. en-US. 2016-08-03. 2017-02-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20170217233815/http://www.liquidsportsghana.com/ghana-names-16-first-time-olympians-for-rio-2016/. dead.