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Nadia Akpana Assa

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Nadia Akpana Assa
Personal information
Born (1995-12-22) 22 December 1995 (age 29)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
ClubIL i BUL

Nadia Akpana Assa (born 22 December 1995 in Oslo) is a Norwegian athlete specialising in the long jump.[2] She won the silver medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships. Her parents came to Norway from Togo in the mid-1980s.[3]

Her personal bests in the event are 6.53 metres outdoors (+0.4 m/s, Copenhagen 2016) and 6.37 metres indoors (Bærum 2016).

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Norway
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 19th (q) Long jump 5.96 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 2nd Long jump 6.31 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 19th (q) Long jump 6.08 m
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 8th Long jump 6.42 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 8th Long jump 6.51 m
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 8th Long jump 6.29 m (w)

References

  1. ^ EAA profile
  2. ^ Nadia Akpana Assa at World Athletics
  3. ^ Sikter mot verdenstoppen (in Norwegian)


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