Martha Bissah

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Martha Bissah
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Martha during the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Personal information
Born (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 27)
Education Norfolk State University
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 400 metres, 800 metres
College team Norfolk State Spartans
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Nanjing 800 metres

Martha Bissah (born 24 August 1997) is a Ghanaian athlete. She won a gold medal in the girls' 800m race at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in a time of 2:04.90. [1] [2] [3]

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Education

Bissah attended Aduman Senior High School in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [2] [4] In December 2020, she completed a degree in business with emphasis in Management at the Norfolk State University in the United States. [5] In May 2021, she graduated with a second degree in General Business/Marketing at Norfolk State University. [6]

Career

In 2014, Bissah won a gold medal in the girls' 800m race at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. [7] [8]

Bissah was banned indefinitely by the Ghana Athletics Association in June 2016. [9]

In February 2017, she won four gold medals at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Indoor and Track & Field Championships. [7]

In 2018, she was named the Female Athlete of the Year for the second time at Norfolk State University. [3]

In 2019, for the second time Martha was named the Female Athlete of the year at Norfolk State University, she got the award after registering a time of 17 minutes and 16 seconds, thereby setting a new championship record. [10]

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References

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  5. "Ghana's Golden Girl, Martha Bissah Graduates with a BSc". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
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