Esther Dankwah
Appearance
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Esther Dankwah (born June 25, 1982) is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. She lives in the Netherlands since 2003.
She won the bronze medal with the African 4 x 100 metres relay team at the 2006 IAAF World Cup. With the Ghanaian 4 x 100 metres relay team she won a gold medal at the 2007 All-Africa Games and a silver medal at the 2008 African Championships.
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1999 | African Junior Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 4th | 100 m | 12.12 |
5th | 200 m | 25.03 (w) | |||
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.13 | |||
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:41.83 | |||
All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 20th (h) | 100 m | 12.15 | |
2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 11th (h) | 100 m | 12.35 |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.43 | |||
2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 15th (sf) | 100 m | 11.92 |
14th (sf) | 200 m | 24.24 | |||
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.84 | |||
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 12th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.76 | |
2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 11th (sf) | 100 m | 11.81 |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.12 |
Personal bests
[edit]- 60 metres - 7.35 s (2006, indoor)
- 100 metres - 11.56 s (2005)
- 200 metres - 23.97 s (2007)
External links
[edit]- http://www.estherdankwah.nl Archived 2007-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Esther Dankwah at World Athletics
Categories:
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian female sprinters
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Ghana
- African Games gold medalists for Ghana
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- 20th-century Ghanaian sportswomen
- 21st-century Ghanaian women
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportswomen
- Ghanaian athletics biography stubs