Joshua Owusu (born October 2, 1948) is a retired Olympic track and field athlete from Ghana. He specialised in the triple jump and the long jump events during his career.
Medal record | ||
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Men's Athletics | ||
Representing Ghana | ||
British Commonwealth Games | ||
1974 Christchurch | Triple Jump | |
All-Africa Games | ||
1973 Lagos | Long Jump |
Owusu represented Ghana at the 1972 Olympic Games where he finished in fourth place, 2 cm out of a medal. He claimed the gold medal in the men's triple jump event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games for his native West African country. Video on YouTube
References
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joshua Owusu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.