Yaw Fosu-Amoah Explained

Yaw Fosu-Amoah (born 8 October 1981 in Ghana[1]) is a retired South African long jumper.

His personal best jump is 7.95 metres, achieved in the qualifying round at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Married to Refilwe Fosu-Amoah (African Pageant Queen).

Competition record

Representing
2005Universiadeİzmir, Turkey11thLong jump7.10 m
9th (h)4 × 100 m relay40.42 s
2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia10thLong jump7.71 m
African ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius9thLong jump7.53 m
2007All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria13th (q)Long jump7.35 m
2008African ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia10thLong jump7.63 m
2009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia24th (q)Long jump7.17 m

Notes and References

  1. http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Participants/Participants?ID=103430 2006 Commonwealth Games profile