Kwaku Ohene-Frempong
Kwaku Ohene-Frempong (* 1946 in Kukurantumi , Biakoye District , Volta Region ) is a former Ghanaian hurdler who specialized in the 110-meter distance .
In 1966 he enrolled at Yale University . In 1968 he turned down an offer to take part in the Olympic Games in Mexico City in order to concentrate on his studies.
On May 30, 1970, he set a national record in Philadelphia with 13.9 s, which lasted 26 years. In the same year he finished seventh at the British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh .
In 1970 he graduated in biology . He then graduated from the Yale School of Medicine and devoted himself to research into sickle cell anemia . From 1991 to 1998 he headed the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America.
Ohene-Frempong is Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania . In 1999 he was one of the first athletes to be inducted into the International Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame .
Web links
- Who Is Kwaku Ohene-Frempong? , Portrait on GhanaWeb, April 8, 2004
- Black Athletes of Yale: Kwaku Ohene-Frempong on TimeRime.com
- Entry on the Perelman School of Medicine website
Footnotes
- ↑ Dave Anderson: Sports of The Times; Why Plato Is in This Hall of Fame . In: The New York Times . June 28, 1999
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ohene-Frempong, Kwaku |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ghanaian hurdler and pediatrician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kukurantumi , Biakoye District , Volta Region |