Joshua Owusu
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Athletics | ||
| Representing Ghana | ||
| British Commonwealth Games | ||
| 1974 Christchurch | Triple Jump | |
| All-Africa Games | ||
| 1973 Lagos | Long Jump | |
Joshua Owusu (born October 2, 1948) is a retired Olympic track and field athlete from Ghana. He specialised in the triple jump and the long jump events during his career.
Owusu represented Ghana at the 1972 Olympic Games where he finished in fourth place, 2 cm out of a medal. He claimed the gold medal in the men's triple jump event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games for his native West African country.[1]
Owusu was recruited to Eastern New Mexico University, where he ran for the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds track and field team alongside Mike Murei.[2]
References
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ "Kenyan connection runs in Badger family". Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wisconsin). 15 Nov 1975. p. 10. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joshua Owusu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.