Gemma Acheampong

Gemma Acheampong

Personal information
Nationality	United States, Ghana
Born	13 February 1993 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Education	Boston University
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1]
Weight	118 lb (54 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
College team	Boston Terriers[2]
Coached by	Gabriel Sanders
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Ghana African Games 2015 Brazzaville 4 x 100 m relay African Championships 2016 Durban 4 x 100 m relay 2014 Marrakech 4 x 100 m relay

Gemma Acheampong (born 13 February 1993 in Chicago, Illinois) is a US-born Ghanaian athlete specialising in the sprinting events.^[3]

Acheampong holds the Ghanain record in the rarely-contested indoor 300 metres event. She represented Ghana in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[4]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ghana
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	28th (h)	200 m	24.90
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	6th	100 m	11.74
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	44.06
2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	10th (sf)	100 m	11.81
			2nd	4 x 100 m relay	43.72
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	6th	100 m	11.49
			2nd	4 x 100 m relay	44.05
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	14th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.37

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.49 (+2.0 m/s) (West Point 2015)
• 200 metres – 24.21 (+1.2 m/s) (Princeton 2014)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.18 (Annapolis 2015)
• 200 metres – 24.41 (Boston 2015)
• 300 metres – 39.50 (Boston 2015) NR

References

1. Gemma's Personal Website and Blog
2. College team profile
3. Gemma Acheampong profile at IAAF
4. "Ghana names 16 first-time Olympians for Rio 2016". 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2016-08-03.