John Owusu
John Kwabena Owusu (born December 25, 1925 ) is a retired Ghanaian athlete .
In 1952 Owusu competed as one of seven athletes for the Gold Coast at the Summer Olympics in the Finnish capital Helsinki . In the second heat of the 4 x 100 meter relay competition , the team from the Gold Coast with Owusu as third runner and Gabriel Laryea , George Acquaah and Augustus Lawson reached the finish line after a time of 42.1 seconds, but that was the end of the game 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. 301, p. 742 ( online ; PDF; 31, 1 MB).
Web links
- John Owusu in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Owusu, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Owusu, John Kwabena (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ghanaian athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1925 |