Joshua Owusu
Ghanaian long and triple jumper
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1974 Christchurch | Triple Jump | |
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1973 Lagos | Long Jump |
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.
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
- 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.
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Commonwealth Games champions in men's triple jump
- 1930: Gordon Smallacombe (CAN)
- 1934: Jack Metcalfe (AUS)
- 1938: Jack Metcalfe (AUS)
- 1950: Brian Oliver (AUS)
- 1954: Ken Wilmshurst (ENG)
- 1958: Ian Tomlinson (AUS)
- 1962: Ian Tomlinson (AUS)
- 1966: Samuel Igun (NGR)
- 1970: Phil May (AUS)
- 1974: Joshua Owusu (GHA)
- 1978: Keith Connor (ENG)
- 1982: Keith Connor (ENG)
- 1986: John Herbert (ENG)
- 1990: Marios Hadjiandreou (CYP)
- 1994: Julian Golley (ENG)
- 1998: Onochie Achike (ENG)
- 2002: Jonathan Edwards (ENG)
- 2006: Phillips Idowu (ENG)
- 2010: Tosin Oke (NGR)
- 2014: Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA)
- 2018: Troy Doris (GUY)
- 2022: Eldhose Paul (IND)
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