Kwaku Boateng (athlete)

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Kwaku Boateng (born 30 June 1974 in Eastmont, Ghana) 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 1997 and since has competed for Canada^[1] His hometown is Montreal.

Achievements

Representing Canada
1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	1st	2.25 m
1999	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

References

↑ http://www.radio-canada.ca/sportsamateurs/athletes/athlete.asp?idAthlete=183

External links

Kwaku Boateng profile at IAAF
www.radio-canada.ca profile (French)

Pan American Champions in Men's High Jump

1951: Virgil Severns (USA)
1955: Ernie Shelton (USA)
1959: Charles Dumas (USA)
1963: Gene Johnson (USA)
1967: Ed Caruthers (USA)
1971: Pat Matzdorf (USA)
1975: Tom Woods (USA)
1979: Franklin Jacobs (USA)
1983: Francisco Centelles (CUB)
1987–1995: Javier Sotomayor (CUB)
1999: Kwaku Boateng (CAN) and Mark Boswell (CAN)
2003: Germaine Mason (JAM)
2007: Víctor Moya (CUB)
2011: Donald Thomas (BAH)

Persondata
Name	Boateng, Kwaku
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian high jumper
Date of birth	30 June 1974
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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