Ignisious Gaisah

Ignisious Gaisah
Gaisah at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1983-07-20) 20 July 1983 (age 41)
Kumasi, Ghana
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportTrack and field
EventLong jump
Clubglobal sports communications
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingThird
Personal bestLong jump: 08.43 m NR
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Ghana
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Helsinki Long jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Moscow Long jump
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Long jump
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Abuja Long jump
Silver medal – second place 2011 Maputo Long jump
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bambous Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Porto Novo Long jump
Representing  Netherlands
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Moscow Long jump
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Amsterdam Long jump

Ignisious Gaisah (born 20 July 1983) is a Ghanaian-born athlete competing in the long jump for the Netherlands.

Career

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Gaisah moved to the Netherlands in 2001 and currently lives and trains in Rotterdam. He competes for P.A.C. Rotterdam.

In 2005 jumped a personal best 8.34 metres to win the silver medal at the World Championships in Helsinki, finishing behind Dwight Phillips. On 2 February 2006, in Stockholm he leaped to an African indoor record that also won him the gold medal in this event by jumping 8.36 metres.[1] He continued his good form to win the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships a month later with a jump of 8.30 metres, followed quickly by the 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medal with a jump of 8.20 metres.

At the 2006 African Championships in Athletics Gaisah won the gold medal with an 8.51 m jump, beating Cheikh Touré's African record of 8.46 metres from 1997, but as the tail wind was too strong (+3.7 m/s) the result could not become a new record.[2] Since July 2013 Gaisah officially competes for the Netherlands after gaining his Dutch passport.[3]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Ghana
2003 World Championships Paris, France 4th 8.13 m
All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 1st 8.30 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 6th 8.24 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 8.34 m
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 1st 8.30 m
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 1st 8.20 m
African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 1st 8.51 m (w)
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 6th (q) 7.80 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 7th 7.81 m
African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 11th (q) 7.54 m
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 3rd 8.12 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 17th (q) 7.92 m
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 2nd 7.86 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 7th 7.86 m
African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 3rd 7.73 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 18th (q) 7.79 m
Representing  Netherlands
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 2nd 8.29 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 10th (q) 7.99 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 6th 8.08 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 22nd (q) 7.77 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd 7.93 m

References

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  1. ^ Area Indoor Records – Men – Africa – IAAF.org
  2. ^ "Bekele and Gaisah victorious – two titles for Egypt – African Champs Day One". Iaaf.org. 10 August 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Breaking News: Long jumper Ignisious Gaisah completes Holland switch". Allsports Ghana's Premier Sports News Source. 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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Awards
Preceded by Men's Dutch Athlete of the Year
2013
Succeeded by