John Ampomah

John Ampomah (born 11 July 1990 in Konongo) is a Ghanaian athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[4] He is currently attending Middle Tennessee State University and is part of the university's track and field team.[3]

John Ampomah

Personal information
Nationality	Ghanaian
Born	11 July 1990 Konongo, Ghana[1]
Education	Middle Tennessee State University
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Javelin throw
College team	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders[3]
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Ghana African Games 2015 Brazzaville Javelin throw African Championships 2012 Porto Novo Javelin throw 2016 Durban Javelin throw

Ampomah represented Ghana at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] He was the captain of the Ghanaian team in Rio.[5]

Career

Ampomah came onto the scene up 2012, pulverizing the 19-year old national record with a throw of 69.00m in March 2012 in Tamale, before enhancing the record two more times at the African Championship, where he won silver, and at the 2012 rlg Grand Prix where he threw 73.69m. While tutoring at Wiley College, Ampomah set another national javelin record subsequent to gaining a throw of 74.42m on his approach to winning the spear title at the 2014 US NAIA National Championships. This eclipsed the previous mark of 74.35m that he had set at the Jim Mize Invitational on 22 March 2014. On 4 April 2015 he broke the national record again, throwing 76.50m to win his third open air rivalry in Auburn-Alabama. Ampomah's new individual best supplanted the past characteristic of 75.99m, which he set at the CAA African Championships in August, 2015 where he set fifth by and large. Later in the month, John threw 81.55m to improve his national record by 5 meters and 5 centimeters. In Sergey Bubka design, this was then the eighth national record since his disclosure in 2012.

He won silver medals at the 2015 African Games and 2012 African Championships. He also won silver medal at the African Championships in Durban in 2016. His personal best in the event is 83.09 metres set in Soga-Nana Memorial, Cape Coast, Ghana. This is the current national record.[6] Ampomah has broken the national javelin record an unprecedented ten times since 2012 when he came onto the national scene.[7]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ghana
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	2nd	Javelin throw	70.65 m
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	9th	Javelin throw	69.56 m
	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	5th	Javelin throw	75.99 m
2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	2nd	Javelin throw	82.94 m
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	2nd	Javelin throw	75.22 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	19th (q)	Javelin throw	80.39 m

Seasonal bests by year

• 2012 - 70.65
• 2014 - 75.99
• 2015 - 82.94
• 2016 - 83.09 NR

Awards

SWAG Male Athlete:2012, 2015[8][7]

Ghana-Ethiopian Airlines Athletes 2015[9]

References

1. "Rio 2016: Profile John Ampomah". liquidsportsghana.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
2. "Rio 2016: John Ampomah athlete profile". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
3. "2016-17 Track & Field/Cross Country Roster". goblueraiders.com. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
4. "John Ampomah - athlete profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
5. "Flings Owusu-Agyapong to be Ghana's flag bearer at Rio 2016 opening ceremony". ghanasportsonline.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
6. "Soga-Nana Memorial, Cape Coast (Ghana) 8/07/2016". africathle.com. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
7. "John Ampomah grabs SWAG Male Athlete of the Year". 2016-01-11. Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
8. "John Ampomah biography". thecgf.com. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
9. "Ampomah & Amponsah receive 2015 Liquid Sports Ghana-Ethiopian Airlines Awards in USA". 2016-02-12. Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2016-08-04.