Gemma Acheampong
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | United States, Ghana |
| Born |
13 February 1993 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Education | Boston University |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1] |
| Weight | 118 lb (54 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres |
| College team | Boston Terriers[2] |
| Coached by | Gabriel Sanders |
Gemma Acheampong (born 13 February 1993 in Chicago, Illinois) is a US-born Ghanaian athlete specialising in the sprinting events.[3]
She holds the Ghana record in the rarely contested indoor 300 metres event.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Ghana | |||||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 28th (h) | 200 m | 24.90 |
| – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |||
| African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 6th | 100 m | 11.74 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.06 | |||
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 10th (sf) | 100 m | 11.81 |
| 2nd | 4x100 m relay | 43.72 | |||
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.49 (+2.0 m/s) (West Point 2015)
- 200 metres – 24.21 (+1.2 m/s) (Princeton 2014)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 7.18 (Annapolis 2015)
- 200 metres – 24.41 (Boston 2015)
- 300 metres – 39.50 (Boston 2015) NR
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, December 06, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.