Naa Anang (born 10 March 1995) is an Australian athlete specialising in the long jump.[3] She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships without reaching the final. In addition, she won a bronze medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Accra, Ghana[1] | 10 March 1995||||||||||||||
Education | Australian Catholic University | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Gary Bourne[2] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her personal best in the event is 6.81 metres set in Sydney in 2019.[4]
Naa Anang was part of the Australian sprint relay team that finished third at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
International competitions
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Australia | |||||
2011 | Commonwealth Youth Games | Douglas, Isle of Man | 2nd | Long jump | 5.94 m (w) |
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 17th (q) | Long jump | 5.97 m |
2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 3rd | Long jump | 6.55 m |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 22nd (q) | Long jump | 6.27 m |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 9th | Long jump | 6.22 m |
2019 | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.62 |
2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, England | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.16 |
References
edit- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Athletics Australia bio
- ^ Naa Anang at World Athletics
- ^ All-Athletics profile
External links
edit- Naa Anang at World Athletics
- Naa Anang at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Naa Anang at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Naa Anang at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)