Gus Nketia
Augustine K. Nketia (born 30 December 1970 in Kumasi, Ghana) is a former track and field competitor, specialising in sprinting events, who represented both his home country and New Zealand.
He represented Ghana until 1991 including the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He competed for New Zealand at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. His New Zealand Olympic athlete number is 733. He currently holds the New Zealand national record of 10.11 over 100 metres, and won five national titles over the distance.[1]
Personal bests[]
Distance | Time | Place | Date |
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100 m | 10.11 NR | Victoria, CAN | 1994 |
References[]
- Athletes at the Games by John Clark, page 170 (1998, Athletics New Zealand) ISBN 0473-05498-1
- ^ "Gus Nketia". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian male sprinters
- New Zealand male sprinters
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Olympic athletes of New Zealand
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for New Zealand
- Sportspeople from Kumasi
- New Zealand people of Ghanaian descent
- New Zealand athletics biography stubs