Abeiku Jackson

Abeiku Gyekye Jackson (also spelled Abeku, born 12 April 2000) is a Ghanaian swimmer specialising in the 50 metre freestyle. He competed in the 100m freestyle, 50m butterfly, and 100m butterfly at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He holds Ghanaian national records in 13 disciplines, including freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke and backstroke events over distances from 50 to 400 metres.[2] His older brother Kwesi Abbiw Jackson and younger brother Kow Asafua Jackson are also swimmers.[2][3]

Abeiku Jackson
Personal information
Full nameAbeiku Gyekye Jackson
Born (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000[1]
Ghana
EducationRoman Ridge School
Sport
SportSwimming
Event(s)50m and 100m freestyle
50m and 100m butterfly

Jackson represented Ghana in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] Jackson and female swimmer Kaya Forson, who competed in the 200 metre freestyle in Rio, became the first Ghanaians ever to compete in swimming at the Olympic Games.[3]

Competition record

Individual

Long course
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ghana
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Great Britain 44th (h) 100 m freestyle 56.47
33rd (h) 50 m butterfly 27.21
31st (h) 100 m butterfly 1:01.40
2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia 70th (h) 50 m freestyle 24.72
98th (h) 100 m freestyle 56.94
55th (h) 50 m butterfly 26.41
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 55th (h) 50 m freestyle 24.30
2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary - 100 m freestyle DNS
- 50 m butterfly DNS
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 24th (h) 50 m freestyle 23.47
16th (sf) 50 m butterfly 24.86
15th (sf) 100 m butterfly 54.79
African Championships Algiers, Algeria 8th 50 m freestyle 23.97
8th 100 m freestyle 53.44
5th 50 m butterfly 24.68
5th 100 m butterfly 55.18
Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 15th (sf) 50 m butterfly 24.90
18th (h) 100 m butterfly 54.52
2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea 50th (h) 50 m butterfly 24.85
47th (h) 100 m butterfly 54.94
African Games Casablanca, Morocco 10th (h) 50 m freestyle 23.57
7th 50 m butterfly 24.50
9th (h) 100 m butterfly 55.20

Short course
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ghana
2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar 100th (h) 50 m butterfly 26.78
79th (h) 100 m butterfly 59.94
2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada - 50 m freestyle DNS
- 50 m butterfly DNS

Relay

Long course
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ghana
2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea 31st (h) 4 × 100 m mixed medley 4:21.40

References
  1. "Rio 2016: Abeku Gyekye Jackson athlete profile". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  2. "Meet Abeiku Jackson: The 15 year old swimmer with 33 gold medals leading the Ghana swim team to the Olympics". kuulpeeps.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  3. "Abeiku Gyekye Jackson: making Olympics history". thebftonline.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-05.


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