Joshua Owusu

Joshua Owusu
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Ghana
British Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch Triple Jump
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 1973 Lagos Long Jump

Joshua Owusu (born October 2, 1948) is a retired Olympic track and field athlete from Ghana. He specialised in the triple jump and the long jump events during his career.

Owusu represented Ghana at the 1972 Olympic Games where he finished in fourth place, 2 cm out of a medal. He claimed the gold medal in the men's triple jump event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games for his native West African country. Video on YouTube

References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joshua Owusu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.