Francis Dodoo

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Francis Dodoo
Personal information
NationalityGhanaian
Born (1960-04-13) 13 April 1960 (age 65)
Unknown, Ghana
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryGhana
Sport Long Jump and Triple Jump

Francis Dodoo (born 13 April 1960) is a retired Ghanaian athlete who competed in the long jump and triple jump. He won a gold medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games [1] and a silver medal at the 1992 African Championships, and his best placement in the Olympic Games was a 17th place from 1988.

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He is currently a distinguished sociologist at Pennsylvania State University.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States23rd (q)Triple jump 15.55 m
1985 Universiade Kobe, Japan12thTriple jump 15.99 m
1987 Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia5thTriple jump 16.78 m
All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya1stTriple jump17.12 m
World Championships Rome, Italy16th (q)Triple jump 16.48 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea17th (q)Triple jump 16.17 m
1992 African Championships Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius 2ndTriple jump16.43 m
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain—Triple jump DNF
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada13th (q)Triple jump 16.22 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States26th (q)Triple jump 16.24 m

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Francis Dodoo – Our Next Sports Minister?". ghanaweb.com. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 17 October 2017.


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