![]() Boateng in 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Eastmont, Ghana | 30 June 1974|||||||||||||||||
Home town | Montreal, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kwaku Boateng (born 30 June 1974) is a Canadian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.34 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Zagreb. Boateng competed representing Ghana from 1993 to 1996. From January 1997 he has competed for Canada. His hometown is Montreal, Quebec. Boateng is father to Canadian high jumper Tristan Boateng.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 20th (q) | 2.05 m |
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1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 18th (q) | 2.20 m |
1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | 2.25 m |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 6th | 2.29 m | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 12th | 2.25 m |
2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 12th | 2.20 m |
Jeux de la Francophonie | Ottawa, Canada | 2nd | 2.31 m | |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 8th | 2.25 m | |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 2nd | 2.25 m |
2005 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Niamey, Niger | 2nd | 2.20 m |