Moise Pomaney

Moise Pomaney
Personal information
Full name Moise Atsu Pomaney
Nationality Ghanian
Born (1945-03-22) March 22, 1945
Height 6 ft (1.83 m) (1972)
Weight 159 lb (72.1 kg) (1972)
Sport
Country Ghana
Sport Triple jump
Long jump
Achievements and titles
Regional finals 1974 British Commonwealth Games Bronze medallist, triple jump
Personal best(s) Long jump 7.53 metres[1]
Triple jump 16.23 metres[1]

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ghana Web - Athletics". Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  2. "Biography and Olympic results". Retrieved 27 March 2010.


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