Naa Anang
Personal information
Born (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995
Accra, Ghana[1]
EducationAustralian Catholic University
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
Coached byGary Bourne[2]

Naa Anang (born 10 March 1995) is an Australian athlete specialising in the long jump.[3] She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships without reaching the final. In addition, she won a bronze medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade.

Her personal best in the event is 6.81 metres set in Sydney in 2019.[4]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Australia
2011 Commonwealth Youth Games Douglas, Isle of Man 2nd Long jump 5.94 m (w)
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 17th (q) Long jump 5.97 m
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 3rd Long jump 6.55 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 22nd (q) Long jump 6.27 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 9th Long jump 6.22 m
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 6th 4 × 100 m relay 44.62
2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.16

References

  1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. Athletics Australia bio
  3. Naa Anang at World Athletics
  4. All-Athletics profile


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