Andrew Owusu
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 8, 1972 |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Long Jump – 8.12 m Triple Jump – 17.23 m |
Dr. Andrew Owusu (born July 8, 1972) is a Ghanaian athlete who competed in the triple jump and long jump.
His personal best in the triple jump is 17.23 meters, achieved in August 1998 in Dakar. This is the current Ghanaian record as well as the fourth best triple jump result in Africa, behind Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa (17.34 m), Ajayi Agbebaku (17.26 m) and Khotso Mokoena (17.25 m).[1] His personal best in the long jump is 8.12 meters, achieved on June 24, 1995, in Saarijärvi. His personal best in the long jump was a Ghanaian record between 1995 and 2003.
He received a doctorate degree from Middle Tennessee State University in 2004 and, as of 2021, is a Full Professor in the public health area within the Health and Human Performance Department at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). He also volunteers as a Track & Field assistant coach at MTSU in the horizontal jumping events.
Dr. Owusu was the country (Ghana) coordinator for the Ghana School-based Student Health Surveillance System (2006–2020). The latter surveillance system was jointly managed in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Ghana Education Service (GES).[2]
Dr. Owusu attended the Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School (Presec Legon) and the University of Alabama, where he was an 8-time All-American with the Alabama Crimson Tide's Track and Field Team, competing in the long jump and triple jump. He became the university's record-holder in the Long Jump of Indoor Track and the Triple Jump of Outdoor Track, and was the 1996 NCAA National Champion in the Long Jump of NCAA Indoor Track and Field. He competed in the Summer 1996 Olympic Games (Atlanta), 2000 Olympic Games (Sydney) and 2004 Olympic Games (Athens), representing Ghana.[3]
Competition record[edit]
- 1996 NCAA National Champion in Long Jump Indoor Track and Field - first place
1Did not start in the final
References[edit]
- ^ "Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men)". Archived from the original on 2007-05-20. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
- ^ "Ghana - CDC Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS)". CDC.gov. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ^ "Ɔdadeɛ.org: Presec Old Boys' Association". Odadee.org. Archived from the original on 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
External links[edit]
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian male triple jumpers
- Ghanaian male long jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Ghana
- Middle Tennessee State University alumni
- Middle Tennessee State University faculty
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Ghana
- African Games gold medalists for Ghana
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School alumni
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games