Abeiku Jackson

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Abeiku Jackson
Personal information
Full nameAbeiku Gyekye Jackson
Born (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24) [1]
Accra, Ghana
EducationRoman Ridge School
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Event(s)50m and 100m freestyle
50m and 100m butterfly
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
African Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Accra 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Accra 100 m butterfly
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Tunis 100 m butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Tunis 50 m butterfly

Abeiku Gyekye Jackson (also spelled Abeku, born 12 April 2000 in Accra) is a Ghanaian swimmer specialising in the 50 and 100 metre butterfly. 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]

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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]

He competed in the men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4]

Competition record

Individual

Long course

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
2014 Commonwealth Games Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 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 Flag of Russia.svg 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 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 55th (h)50 m freestyle 24.30
2017 World Championships Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary -100 m freestyle DNS
-50 m butterfly DNS
2018 Commonwealth Games Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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 Flag of Algeria.svg Algiers, Algeria 8th50 m freestyle 23.97
8th100 m freestyle 53.44
5th50 m butterfly 24.68
5th100 m butterfly 55.18
Youth Olympic Games Flag of Argentina.svg Buenos Aires, Argentina 15th (sf)50 m butterfly 24.90
18th (h)100 m butterfly 54.52
2019 World Championships Flag of South Korea.svg Gwangju, South Korea 50th (h)50 m butterfly 24.85
47th (h)100 m butterfly 54.94
African Games Flag of Morocco.svg Casablanca, Morocco 10th (h)50 m freestyle 23.57
7th50 m butterfly 24.50
9th (h)100 m butterfly 55.20
2021 Olympic Games Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan 45th (h)100 m butterfly 53.39
African Championships Flag of Ghana.svg Accra, Ghana 2nd50 m butterfly24.18
3rd100 m butterfly53.98
2022 World Championships Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary 37th (h)50 m butterfly 24.11
44th (h)100 m butterfly 54.67
Commonwealth Games Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Smethwick, Great Britain 23rd (h)50 m freestyle 23.62
17th (h)50 m butterfly 24.19
12th (sf)100 m butterfly 53.79
African Championships Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunis, Tunisia 2nd50 m butterfly24.08
1st100 m butterfly53.89
2023 World Championships Flag of Japan.svg Fukuoka, Japan 48th (h)50 m butterfly 24.14
42nd (h)100 m butterfly 53.73
2024 World Championships Flag of Qatar.svg Doha, Qatar 36th (h)50 m butterfly 24.29
38th (h)100 m butterfly 54.28
African Games Flag of Ghana.svg Accra, Ghana 10th (h)50 m freestyle23.59
2nd50 m butterfly24.23
3rd100 m butterfly53.80
BRICS Games Flag of Russia.svg Kazan, Russia 3rd50 m butterfly23.87
3rd100 m butterfly53.08

Short course

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
2014 World Championships Flag of Qatar.svg Doha, Qatar 100th (h)50 m butterfly 26.78
79th (h)100 m butterfly 59.94
2016 World Championships Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Windsor, Canada -50 m freestyle DNS
-50 m butterfly DNS
2022 World Championships Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne, Australia 50th (h)50 m butterfly 23.87
34th (h)100 m butterfly 52.36

Relay

Long course

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
2019 World Championships Flag of South Korea.svg Gwangju, South Korea 31st (h)4 × 100 m mixed medley 4:21.40
2024 African Games Flag of Ghana.svg Accra, Ghana 7th4 × 100 m freestyle3:37.05
4th4 × 100 m mixed freestyle3:42:97
5th4 × 100 m mixed medley4:09.33

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References

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