Naa Anang
Appearance
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] |
Naa Adjeley 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.
Her personal best in the event is 6.68 metres set in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 2017.[4]
International competitions
Year | 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 |
References
- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Athletics Australia bio
- ^ Naa Anang at World Athletics
- ^ All-Athletics profile
Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Australian female long jumpers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Accra
- Australian people of Ghanaian descent
- People educated at Brisbane State High School
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- Australian athletics biography stubs