Ignisious Gaisah

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Ignisious Gaisah
Ignisious Gaisah Moscow 2013.jpg
Gaisah at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1983-07-20) 20 July 1983 (age 42)
Kumasi, Ghana
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Netherlands
Sport Track and field
Event
 Long jump
Club global sports communications
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingThird
Personal bestLong jump: 8.43 m NR
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Helsinki Long jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Moscow Long jump
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Long jump
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Delhi Long jump
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Abuja Long jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Maputo Long jump
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Bambous Long jump
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Porto Novo Long jump
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Moscow Long jump
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Amsterdam Long jump

Ignisious Gaisah (born 20 July 1983) is a Ghanaian-born athlete competing in the long jump for the Netherlands.

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Career

Gaisah moved to the Netherlands in 2001 and currently lives and trains in Rotterdam. He competes for P.A.C. Rotterdam.

In 2005 jumped a personal best 8.34 metres to win the silver medal at the World Championships in Helsinki, finishing behind Dwight Phillips. On 2 February 2006, in Stockholm he leaped to an African indoor record that also won him the gold medal in this event by jumping 8.36 metres. [1] He continued his good form to win the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships a month later with a jump of 8.30 metres, followed quickly by the 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medal with a jump of 8.20 metres.

At the 2006 African Championships in Athletics Gaisah won the gold medal with an 8.51 m jump, beating Cheikh Touré's African record of 8.46 metres from 1997, but as the tail wind was too strong (+3.7 m/s) the result could not become a new record. [2] Since July 2013 Gaisah officially competes for the Netherlands after gaining his Dutch passport. [3]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
2003 World Championships Paris, France4th 8.13 m
All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 1st 8.30 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece6th 8.24 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland2nd 8.34 m
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia1st 8.30 m
Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia1st 8.20 m
African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 1st 8.51 m (w)
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 6th (q) 7.80 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 7th 7.81 m
African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 11th (q) 7.54 m
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India3rd 8.12 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 17th (q) 7.92 m
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 2nd 7.86 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey7th 7.86 m
African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 3rd 7.73 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 18th (q) 7.79 m
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia2nd 8.29 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 10th (q) 7.99 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 6th 8.08 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China22nd (q) 7.77 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands3rd 7.93 m

References

  1. ↑ Area Indoor Records – Men – Africa – IAAF.org
  2. ↑ "Bekele and Gaisah victorious – two titles for Egypt – African Champs Day One". Iaaf.org. 10 August 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Breaking News: Long jumper Ignisious Gaisah completes Holland switch". Allsports Ghana's Premier Sports News Source. 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
Awards
Preceded by Men's Dutch Athlete of the Year
2013		Succeeded by
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