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Yaw Fosu-Amoah

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Yaw Fosu-Amoah (born 8 October 1981 in Ghana[1]) is a retired South African long jumper.

His personal best jump is 7.95 metres, achieved in the qualifying round at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Married to Refilwe Fosu-Amoah (African Pageant Queen).

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  South Africa
2005 Universiade İzmir, Turkey 11th Long jump 7.10 m
9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 40.42 s
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 10th Long jump 7.71 m
African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 9th Long jump 7.53 m
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 13th (q) Long jump 7.35 m
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 10th Long jump 7.63 m
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 24th (q) Long jump 7.17 m

References

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