Abeiku Jackson
Abeiku Gyekye Jackson (also spelled Abeku, born 12 April 2000) is a Ghanaian swimmer specialising in the 50 metre freestyle. He competed in the 100m freestyle, 50m butterfly, and 100m butterfly at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He holds Ghanaian national records in 13 disciplines, including freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke and backstroke events over distances from 50 to 400 metres.[2] His older brother Kwesi Abbiw Jackson and younger brother Kow Asafua Jackson are also swimmers.[2][3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Abeiku Gyekye Jackson |
| Born | 12 April 2000[1] Ghana |
| Education | Roman Ridge School |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Event(s) | 50m and 100m freestyle 50m and 100m butterfly |
Jackson represented Ghana in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] Jackson and female swimmer Kaya Forson, who competed in the 200 metre freestyle in Rio, became the first Ghanaians ever to compete in swimming at the Olympic Games.[3]
Competition record
Long course
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Ghana | |||||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games |  Glasgow, Great Britain |
44th (h) | 100 m freestyle | 56.47 |
| 33rd (h) | 50 m butterfly | 27.21 | |||
| 31st (h) | 100 m butterfly | 1:01.40 | |||
| 2015 | World Championships |  Kazan, Russia |
70th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 24.72 |
| 98th (h) | 100 m freestyle | 56.94 | |||
| 55th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 26.41 | |||
| 2016 | Olympic Games |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
55th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 24.30 |
| 2017 | World Championships |  Budapest, Hungary |
- | 100 m freestyle | DNS |
| - | 50 m butterfly | DNS | |||
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gold Coast, Australia |
24th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 23.47 |
| 16th (sf) | 50 m butterfly | 24.86 | |||
| 15th (sf) | 100 m butterfly | 54.79 | |||
| African Championships |  Algiers, Algeria |
8th | 50 m freestyle | 23.97 | |
| 8th | 100 m freestyle | 53.44 | |||
| 5th | 50 m butterfly | 24.68 | |||
| 5th | 100 m butterfly | 55.18 | |||
| Youth Olympic Games |  Buenos Aires, Argentina |
15th (sf) | 50 m butterfly | 24.90 | |
| 18th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 54.52 | |||
| 2019 | World Championships |  Gwangju, South Korea |
50th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 24.85 |
| 47th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 54.94 | |||
| African Games |  Casablanca, Morocco |
10th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 23.57 | |
| 7th | 50 m butterfly | 24.50 | |||
| 9th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 55.20 | |||
Short course
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Ghana | |||||
| 2014 | World Championships |  Doha, Qatar |
100th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 26.78 |
| 79th (h) | 100 m butterfly | 59.94 | |||
| 2016 | World Championships | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Windsor, Canada |
- | 50 m freestyle | DNS |
| - | 50 m butterfly | DNS | |||
Long course
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Ghana | |||||
| 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea |
31st (h) | 4 × 100 m mixed medley | 4:21.40 |
References
- "Rio 2016: Abeku Gyekye Jackson athlete profile". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- "Meet Abeiku Jackson: The 15 year old swimmer with 33 gold medals leading the Ghana swim team to the Olympics". kuulpeeps.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- "Abeiku Gyekye Jackson: making Olympics history". thebftonline.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
External links
- Abeiku Jackson at the Commonwealth Games Federation
- Abeku Gyekye Jackson at the International Olympic Committee
- Abeiku Gyekye Jackson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)