Deborah Acquah
{{short description|Ghanaian long jumper}}
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Deborah Acquah (born May 23, 1996) is a Ghanaian Long jumper. She has competed at world championships, most recently at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco.{{Cite web|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/ghana-news-acquah-wins-silver-in-long-jump.html|title=Acquah wins Silver in long jump|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-02-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/ghana/deborah-acquah-333886|title=Deborah Acquah {{!}} Profile|website=worldathletics.org|access-date=2020-02-09}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.myjoyonline.com/sports/2019/August-30th/african-games-deborah-acquah-wins-silver-medal-in-womens-long-jump.php|title=African Games: Deborah Acquah wins silver medal in Women's Long Jump|website=www.myjoyonline.com|access-date=2020-02-09}} She is the current holder of Ghana's indoor long and triple jump records.{{Cite web|url=https://kuulpeeps.com/2020/02/deborah-acquah-sets-new-triple-jump-record-at-charlie-thomas-invitational/|title=Deborah Acquah Sets New Triple Jump Record At Charlie Thomas Invitational - Kuulpeeps - Ghana Campus News and Lifestyle Site by Students|last=Sedode|first=Pilot|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-18}}
Early life and education
Acquah had her secondary school education at Fiaseman Senior High School. She was a student of Western Texas College but is now currently having her college education at Texas A&M University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/NCAA-Deborah-Acquah-wins-bronze-in-long-jump-Bissah-Amoah-miss-out-on-medals-753127|title=NCAA: Deborah Acquah wins bronze in long jump; Bissah, Amoah miss out on medals|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-09}}
Career
In August 2019, she competed at the 2019 African Games in Rabat and won a silver medal for Ghana with a jump of 6.37 m in the Women's Long Jump.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2019/08/30/deborah-acquah-wins-silver-medal-in-womens-long-jump/|title=Deborah Acquah wins silver medal in Women's Long Jump|last=myadmin|date=2019-08-30|website=Ghana Business News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://ghanasportsonline.com/2019/08/african-games-2019-deborah-acquah-grabs-silver-for-ghana-in-womens-long-jump/|title=African Games 2019: Deborah Acquah grabs silver for Ghana in Women's Long Jump|date=2019-08-29|website=Ghana Sports Online|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-09|archive-date=2019-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215041848/https://ghanasportsonline.com/2019/08/african-games-2019-deborah-acquah-grabs-silver-for-ghana-in-womens-long-jump/|url-status=dead}} She also competed in the NCAA Division 1 Championships in Austin, Texas and won a bronze in the women's long jump. In January 2020, her 21-foot six inch long jump broke a 22-year school record by four inches at the Ted Nelson Invitational.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theeagle.com/sports/new-focus-helps-acquah-break-texas-a-m-womens-long-jump-record/article_6a557482-3d98-11ea-b10d-439401918839.html|title=New focus helps Acquah break Texas A&M women's long jump record|last=Brown|first=Travis L.|website=The Eagle|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}} In February 2020, she broke the Texas A&M triple jump record to win first place at the Charlie Thomas Invitational.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kagstv.com/article/sports/aggiestrack/499-65b1cabb-f898-4c0f-9843-35c95ce32d06|title=Deborah Acquah breaks school record in Charlie Thomas Invitational|website=KAGS|access-date=2020-04-18}}
On 4 April 2022, Acquah jumped 6.89 m in the long jump event during the Texas Dual Meet to set a new Ghanaian national record. With that jump she ranked at the number two in the Texas A&M history and makes her the seventh-best collegian of all time. Her jump was also the world-leading mark and placed her on the world number one in the women's long jump event.{{Cite web |date=2 April 2022 |title=TRACK: Achane sweeps 100m, 200m at Texas Dual Meet |url=https://www.kens5.com/article/sports/track-achane-sweeps-100m-200m-at-texas-dual-meet/499-ea46a41d-b8fa-4a1b-b73d-bf2470e3c672 |access-date=3 April 2022 |website=kens5.com |language=}}{{Cite web |last=Addo Jnr |first=George |date=3 April 2022 |title=Deborah Acquah sets new Women's national long jump record with world leading jump of 6.89 m |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/deborah-acquah-sets-new-womens-national-long-jump-record-with-world-leading-jump-of-6-89m/ |access-date=3 April 2022 |website=My Joy Online |language=}} Based on that time she qualified for 2022 World Athletics Championships, 2022 Commonwealth Games, Africa Games and World University Games.
Personal bests
- Long jump: 6.63 m, NCAA Championships in Texas{{Cite web|url=https://12thman.com/sports/mens-track-and-field/roster/deborah-acquah/7678|title=Deborah Acquah - Track and Field|website=Texas A&M Athletics - Home of the 12th Man|language=en|access-date=2020-02-09}}
- Triple jump:13.77m, Charlie Thomas Invitational meet in College Station, Texas.
- Long jump:6.57m, Ted Nelson Invitational in Texas.
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Category:Ghanaian female long jumpers
Category:Ghanaian sportspeople
Category:African Games silver medalists for Ghana
Category:African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games
Category:Texas A&M Aggies women's track and field athletes
Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportswomen
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Ghana
Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games