Francis Keita Agyepong (born 16 June 1965, in
London
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) is a male retired
English
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triple jump
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er.
Athletics career
Agyepong won the
silver medal
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in at the
1996 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
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. His personal best was 17.18 metres, achieved in July 1995 in London.
He represented
England
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in the triple jump event, at the
1994 Commonwealth Games
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in
Victoria
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,
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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.
Personal life
His younger sister,
Jacqui Agyepong, is a former hurdler.
International competitions
References
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1965 births
Living people
Athletes from London
English male triple jumpers
British male triple jumpers
Black British sportsmen
Olympic athletes for Great Britain
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for England
World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
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