Julia Agawu (born 20 April 1991) is a

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

ian

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

er. She finished fourth at the 2014 African Championships, won the bronze medal at the

2015 African Games The 11th African Games (), also known as Brazzaville 2015, took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This edition marked the 50th anniversary of the Games, as well as their return to Brazzaville, which hosted t ...

and finished fourth again at the 2016 African Championships. She also competed at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwea ...

without reaching the final; and in the

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

event she finished seventh at the 2014 African Championships. Her personal best throw is 54.59 metres, achieved in May 2013 in Miramar. She has 14.91 metres in the shot put, achieved in April 2013 in

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1991 births Living people Ghanaian discus throwers Ghanaian shot putters Commonwealth Games athletes for Ghana Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games African Games bronze medalists for Ghana African Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{ghana-athletics-bio-stub