Janet Amponsah

Janet Amponsah
Amponsah at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 (age 31)
Kumasi, Ghana
Alma materMiddle Tennessee State University
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Ghana
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
ClubMiddle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders[2]
Coached byDean Hayes[2]
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Ghana
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 4x100 m relay
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville 4x100 m relay
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Porto Novo 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Durban 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Marrakech 4x100 m relay

Janet Amponsah (born 12 April 1993) is a Ghanaian sprinter.[3] She represented her country at the 2013 World Championships without qualifying for the semifinals. She won medals in the 4 × 100 metres relay at two African Championships and at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She was selected as Ghana's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games and voted the 2015 Ghanaian Female Athlete of the Year. She missed the 2015 World Championships in China due to problems with her entry visa. At the 2016 Olympics, she competed in the 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay events.[2]

She came second behind Ivorian Marie Josee Ta Louat at the 2018 women's 100m final at the African Senior Athletics Championships in Asaba, Nigeria.[4]

  1. ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Janet Amponsah Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ Janet Amponsah at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Asaba 2018: Janet Amponsah wins silver in women's 100m". Citi Newsroom. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

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