Gemma Acheampong

Gemma Acheampong (born February 13, 1993) is a Ghanaian-American athlete specialising in the sprinting events.[3][4] She holds the Ghanaian record in the rarely-contested indoor 300 meters event, and represented Ghana in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[5]

Gemma Acheampong
Acheampong in October 2017
Personal information
Born (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationBoston University
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1]
Weight118 lb (54 kg)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
College teamBoston Terriers[2]
Coached byDave Hegland
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Ghana
African Games
Silver medal – second place2015 Brazzaville4 x 100 m relay
African Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 Durban4 x 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2014 Marrakech4 x 100 m relay

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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 4 × 100 m relay 43.72
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 6th 100 m 11.49
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.05
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.37
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.68
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 19th (sf) 100 m 11.79
5th 4 × 100 m relay 43.64
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 7th 4 × 100 m relay 44.77
African Games Rabat, Morocco 13th (sf) 100 m 11.93
8th 4 × 100 m relay 47.24
World Championships Doha, Qatar 11th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.62
2021 World Relays Chorzów, Poland 12th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.85

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 11.43 (+0.2 m/s) (Cape Coast 2016)
  • 200 metres – 24.21 (+1.2 m/s) (Princeton 2014)

Indoor

References
  1. Personal Website and Blog
  2. "College team profile". Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  3. Gemma Acheampong at World Athletics
  4. "'We can qualify for Olympics if we go for camp' – Gemma Acheampong". Citi Sports Online. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  5. "Ghana names 16 first-time Olympians for Rio 2016". 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2016-08-03.


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