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Naa Anang

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Naa Anang
Personal information
Born (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 29)
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]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  AUS
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 4×100m relay

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]

Naa Anang was part of the Australian sprint relay team that finished third at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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

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