Otis Gowa

Otis Gowa (born 3 September 1985)[1] is an indigenous[2] Australian sprinter raised in Queensland.

Otis Gowa
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1985-09-03) 3 September 1985
Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
2006 Apia 4x100 m relay
2004 Townsville 100 m
Updated on 22 April 2013.

Gowa won the Australian national 100 m sprint title in a time of 10.63 seconds.[2] His time was just outside his personal best time of 10.54 seconds, achieved in Singapore during 2007.[1] He also competed in the 2008 Stawell Gift finishing fourth.[3][4]

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Australia
2002 Oceania Championships Christchurch, New Zealand 2nd (exhibition) 4 × 100 m relay 42.23 s
2004 Oceania Championships Townsville, Australia 3rd 100 m 10.91 s (wind: -0.1 m/s)
2nd (exhibition) 4 × 100 m relay 42.20 s
2006 Oceania Championships Apia, Samoa 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.11 s

References
  1. "Biography for Otis Gowa". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  2. Malone, Paul (1 March 2008). "Cancer sufferer Otis Gowa wins national sprint title". The Courier-Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  3. "Bradley storms to victory in Stawell". The Age. The Age Company Ltd. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  4. "Stawell Gift 2008 Day 3 Results" (PDF) (Press release). Stawell Gift. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.



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