Gabriel Laryea

Gabriel Sowah Laryea (born January 29, 1924 - June 23, 2009 ) was a Ghanaian athlete .

In 1952 Laryea competed as one of seven athletes for the Gold Coast at the Summer Olympics in the Finnish capital Helsinki . In the first run of the 100-meter competition , the 28-year-old was eliminated in third with a time of 11.1 seconds; In the second run of the 4 x 100 meter relay competition , the Gold Coast team with Laryea as the starting runner and with George Acquaah , John Owusu and Augustus Lawson reached the finish line in fourth after a time of 42.1 seconds, which again ended in Round one meant.

literature

Sulo Kolkka (Finnish), Alexander Matson (English): The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952. Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo 1955, p. 268, p. 301, p. 734 ( online ; PDF; 31.1 MB).

Gabriel Laryea in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Laryea, Gabriel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Laryea, Gabriel Sowah (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Ghanaian athlete
DATE OF BIRTH	January 29, 1924
DATE OF DEATH	June 23, 2009