Moise Pomaney Explained

Moise Pomaney
Fullname:Moise Atsu Pomaney
Nationality:Ghanaian
Birth Date:22 March 1945
Height:6feet (1972)
Weight:159lb (1972)
Country:Ghana
Sport:Triple jump
Long jump
Regionals:1974 British Commonwealth Games Bronze medallist, triple jump
Pb:Long jump 7.53 metres[1]
Triple jump 16.23 metres

Moise Atsu Pomaney (born March 22, 1945) is a retired Olympic track and field athlete from Ghana. He specialized in the long jump and the triple jump.

Pomaney represented Ghana at the 1972 Olympic Games held in Munich, Germany.[2] He claimed the bronze medal in the men's triple jump event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games held in Christchurch, New Zealand with a jump of 16.23 metres (also a personal best for the event).[1]

Moise Atsu Pomaney was inducted into the National Athletics Intercollegiate Association (NAIA) Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1991. Moises was also a member of the 1971 Pan-African Track and Field team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghana Web - Athletics. 27 March 2010.
  2. Web site: Biography and Olympic results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121622/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/moise-pomaney-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 27 March 2010.