Janet Amponsah Explained

Birth Date:1993 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Kumasi, Ghana
Height:1.68 m[1]
Weight:65 kg
Sport:Track and field
Club:Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders[2]
Coach:Dean Hayes
Event:100 m, 200 m
Alma Mater:Middle Tennessee State University

Janet Amponsah (born 12 April 1993) is a Ghanaian sprinter. She represented her country at the 2013 World Championships without qualifying for the semifinals. She won medals in the 4 × 100 metres relay at two African Championships and at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She was selected as Ghana's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games and voted the 2015 Ghanaian Female Athlete of the Year. She missed the 2015 World Championships in China due to problems with her entry visa. At the 2016 Olympics, she competed in the 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay events.[2]

She came second behind Ivorian Marie Josee Ta Louat at the 2018 women's 100m final at the African Senior Athletics Championships in Asaba, Nigeria.[3]

Competition record

Representing
2008African ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia5th4 × 400 m relay3:42.36
2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada34th (h)200 m24.86
Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India23rd (sf)100 m12.03
15th (sf)200 m24.44
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay45.24
2011All-Africa GamesMaputo, Mozambique13th (sf)200 m24.54
2012African ChampionshipsPorto Novo, Benin6th100 m11.76
5th200 m23.68
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay44.35
World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain17th (sf)100 m11.94
5th200 m23.41
2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia41st (h)200 m24.07
2014African ChampionshipsMarrakech, Morocco3rd4 × 100 m relay44.06
4th4 × 400 m relay3:42.89
Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom18th (h)200 m24.05[4]
2015African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo4th200 m23.49
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay43.72
2016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa5th200 m23.45
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m relay44.05
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil60th (h)200 m23.67
14th (h)4 × 100 m relay43.37
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom37th (h)200 m23.77
10th (h)4 × 100 m relay43.68
2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia17th (sf)200 m23.67
5th4 × 100 m relay43.64
African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeriabgcolor=silver2nd100 m 11.54
3rd200 m 23.38
2021World RelaysChorzów, Poland12th (h)4 × 100 m relay44.85

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 CWG bio. 1 May 2018.
  2. http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=amponsah-janet-1237023/index.html Janet Amponsah
  3. Web site: Asaba 2018: Janet Amponsah wins silver in women's 100m. 2018-08-02. Citi Newsroom. en-US. 2019-03-02.
  4. Disqualified in the semifinals