Joshua Owusu (born October 2, 1948) is a retired

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track and field athlete from

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. He specialised in the

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

and the

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

events during his career. Owusu represented Ghana at the 1972 Olympic Games where he finished in fourth place, 2 cm out of a medal. He claimed the gold medal in the men's triple jump event at the

1974 British Commonwealth Games The 1974 British Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1974 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. The Games were off ...

for his native

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n country.

References

* 1948 births Living people Ghanaian male triple jumpers Ghanaian male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Ghana Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Ghana Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics African Games gold medalists for Ghana African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1973 All-Africa Games T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School (Kumasi) alumni Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ghana-athletics-bio-stub