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| Born | (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 29) Accra, Ghana | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Australian Catholic University | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gary Bourne | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Naa Anang (born 10 March 1995) is an Australian athlete specialising in the long jump. She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships without reaching the final. In addition, she won a bronze medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade.
Her personal best in the event is 6.81 metres set in Sydney in 2019.
Naa Anang was part of the Australian 4 x 100m sprint relay team that finished third at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Australia
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| 2011 | Commonwealth Youth Games | Douglas, Isle of Man | 2nd | Long jump | 5.94 m (w) |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 17th (q) | Long jump | 5.97 m |
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 3rd | Long jump | 6.55 m |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 22nd (q) | Long jump | 6.27 m |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 9th | Long jump | 6.22 m |
| 2019 | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.62 |
| 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, England | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.16 |
Personal bests
| Event | PB | Wind | Venue | Date |
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| 100 m | 11.20s | + 1.3 | Melbourne, Australia | 23 February 2023 |
| Long Jump | 6.81m | +1.5 | Sydney, Australia | 07 April 2019 |
References
- "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- Athletics Australia bio
- Naa Anang at World Athletics
- All-Athletics profile
External links
- Naa Anang at World Athletics
- Naa Anang at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Naa Anang at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Naa Anang at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Australian female long jumpers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Accra
- Australian people of Ghanaian descent
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Universiade bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Australia
- 21st-century Australian sportswomen
- Ghanaian emigrants to Australia
- Australian athletics biography stubs