George Acquaah
George Wilson Acquaah (born October 3, 1925 , † December 18, 1963 in Accra ) was a Ghanaian athlete .
In 1952, Acquaah was one of seven athletes for the Gold Coast at the Summer Olympics in the Finnish capital Helsinki . In the seventh heat of the 100-meter competition , the 26-year-old was eliminated in fifth with a time of 11.1 seconds; In the second run of the 4 x 100 meter relay competition , the team of the Gold Coast with Acquaah as second runner and with Gabriel Laryea , John Owusu and Augustus Lawson reached the goal after a time of 42.1 seconds, which was again the end 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. 713 ( online ; PDF; 31.1 MB).
Web links
- George Acquaah in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Acquaah, George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Acquaah, George Wilson (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ghanaian athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1925 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th December 1963 |
| Place of death | Accra |