Kwaku Boateng (born 30 June 1974 in Eastmont, Ghana) is a Canadian

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er. His personal best jump is 2.34 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Zagreb. Boateng competed representing Ghana from 1993 to 1996. From January 1997 he has competed for Canada. His hometown is Montreal, Quebec. Boateng is father to Tristan Boateng, and Zurri Boateng both basketball players (Class of 2025) (Class of 2027) attending

Bill Crothers Secondary School Bill Crothers Secondary School is an athletic based High school in the community of Unionville in Markham, Ontario, Canada. It was the newest secondary school in the York Region District School Board for a number of years, since 2008. Named for ...

in Markham, Ontario attending t. Michaels secondary School

International competitions

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Kwaku Boateng at Radio-Canada.ca
1974 births Living people Canadian male high jumpers Ghanaian male high jumpers Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Ghanaian emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada Black Canadian track and field athletes World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub