Abeiku Jackson

Abeiku Jackson
Abeiku Jackson in 2024
Personal information
Full nameAbeiku Gyekye Jackson
Born (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24)[1]
Accra, Ghana
EducationRoman Ridge School
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
Event(s)50m and 100m freestyle
50m and 100m butterfly
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Ghana
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Accra 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Accra 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tunis 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tunis 50 m butterfly

Abeiku Gyekye Jackson (also spelled Abeku, born 12 April 2000 in Accra) is a Ghanaian swimmer specialising in the 50 and 100 metre butterfly. He competed in the 100m freestyle, 50m butterfly, and 100m butterfly at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He holds Ghanaian national records in 13 disciplines, including freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke and backstroke events over distances from 50 to 400 metres.[2] His older brother Kwesi Abbiw Jackson and younger brother Kow Asafua Jackson are also swimmers.[2][3]

Jackson represented Ghana in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] Jackson and female swimmer Kaya Forson, who competed in the 200 metre freestyle in Rio, became the first Ghanaians ever to compete in swimming at the Olympic Games.[3]

He competed in the men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Competition record

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Individual

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Long course

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ghana
2014 Commonwealth Games United Kingdom Glasgow, Great Britain 44th (h) 100 m freestyle 56.47
33rd (h) 50 m butterfly 27.21
31st (h) 100 m butterfly 1:01.40
2015 World Championships Russia Kazan, Russia 70th (h) 50 m freestyle 24.72
98th (h) 100 m freestyle 56.94
55th (h) 50 m butterfly 26.41
2016 Olympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 55th (h) 50 m freestyle 24.30
2017 World Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary - 100 m freestyle DNS
- 50 m butterfly DNS
2018 Commonwealth Games Australia Gold Coast, Australia 24th (h) 50 m freestyle 23.47
16th (sf) 50 m butterfly 24.86
15th (sf) 100 m butterfly 54.79
African Championships Algeria Algiers, Algeria 8th 50 m freestyle 23.97
8th 100 m freestyle 53.44
5th 50 m butterfly 24.68
5th 100 m butterfly 55.18
Youth Olympic Games Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 15th (sf) 50 m butterfly 24.90
18th (h) 100 m butterfly 54.52
2019 World Championships South Korea Gwangju, South Korea 50th (h) 50 m butterfly 24.85
47th (h) 100 m butterfly 54.94
African Games Morocco Casablanca, Morocco 10th (h) 50 m freestyle 23.57
7th 50 m butterfly 24.50
9th (h) 100 m butterfly 55.20
2021 Olympic Games Japan Tokyo, Japan 45th (h) 100 m butterfly 53.39
African Championships Ghana Accra, Ghana 2nd 50 m butterfly 24.18
3rd 100 m butterfly 53.98
2022 World Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary 37th (h) 50 m butterfly 24.11
44th (h) 100 m butterfly 54.67
Commonwealth Games United Kingdom Smethwick, Great Britain 23rd (h) 50 m freestyle 23.62
17th (h) 50 m butterfly 24.19
12th (sf) 100 m butterfly 53.79
African Championships Tunisia Tunis, Tunisia 2nd 50 m butterfly 24.08
1st 100 m butterfly 53.89
2023 World Championships Japan Fukuoka, Japan 48th (h) 50 m butterfly 24.14
42nd (h) 100 m butterfly 53.73
2024 World Championships Qatar Doha, Qatar 36th (h) 50 m butterfly 24.29
38th (h) 100 m butterfly 54.28
African Games Ghana Accra, Ghana 10th (h) 50 m freestyle 23.59
2nd 50 m butterfly 24.23
3rd 100 m butterfly 53.80
BRICS Games Russia Kazan, Russia 3rd 50 m butterfly 23.87
3rd 100 m butterfly 53.08

Short course

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ghana
2014 World Championships Qatar Doha, Qatar 100th (h) 50 m butterfly 26.78
79th (h) 100 m butterfly 59.94
2016 World Championships Canada Windsor, Canada - 50 m freestyle DNS
- 50 m butterfly DNS
2022 World Championships Australia Melbourne, Australia 50th (h) 50 m butterfly 23.87
34th (h) 100 m butterfly 52.36

Relay

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Long course

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ghana
2019 World Championships South Korea Gwangju, South Korea 31st (h) 4 × 100 m mixed medley 4:21.40
2024 African Games Ghana Accra, Ghana 7th 4 × 100 m freestyle 3:37.05
4th 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle 3:42:97
5th 4 × 100 m mixed medley 4:09.33

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rio 2016: Abeku Gyekye Jackson athlete profile". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Meet Abeiku Jackson: The 15 year old swimmer with 33 gold medals leading the Ghana swim team to the Olympics". kuulpeeps.com. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Abeiku Gyekye Jackson: making Olympics history". thebftonline.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Swimming JACKSON Abeku". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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