Track & Field News of Wednesday, 22 April 2015

Source: erasmus kwaw.

GAA Rankings: Dadzie dips below 14 secs in 100m hurdles

Latest GAA Rankings as of 18 April: Elizabeth Dadzie dips below 14 secs in 100m hurdles

The latest Ghana Athletics Association rankings revealed some outstanding individual performances from Ghanaian athletes in the USA and Europe with more seasonal bests and even some personal bests.

African heptathlon silver medalist Elizabeth Dadzie leads the honours after finally dipping below 14 secs in the 100m hurdles for the first time in her life with a 13.95 clocking.

Meanwhile, African triple jump silver medalist Nadia Eke toppled Elizabeth Dadzie from the top of the long jump rankings after leaping to a personal best 6.06m. Dadzie is second with 6.05m.
Elsewhere, Barton County phenomenon Lydia Ataa Afia Mato chalked another impressive milestone, dipping below 10 minutes for the first time, in 9:53.76 in the 3000m.
Her school mate Samson Azumah Laari also produced another 800m personal best of 1:51.48
Sprinter Janet Amponsah clocked a life time best 55.88s in the 400m and Jordan Yamoah's encouraging recovery continues as he produced another seasonal best at 5.11m.
Youngster Suzie Acolatse ran a fast 11.52s, albeit wind-aided in the 100m while Emmanuel Dasor recorded a rapid, albeit windy, 20.79s in the 200m.


Qualifiers for the African Games are now at ELEVEN and counting.
Below are the rankings as of 18th April, 2015:
*** World Championship Qualifier
** African Games A standard
* African Games B standard
Indoor performance

100m
Flings Owusu-Agyapong 11.44s* 11-Apr
Gemma Acheampong 11.56s* 04-Apr Personal Best
Suzie Acolatse 11.65s* 14-Mar
Janet Amponsah 11.67s* 27-Mar
Doreen Agyei 11.93s 04-Apr
Akua Obeng-Akrofi 11.99s 03-Apr
Dorcas Gyimah 12.00s 11-Apr Personal Best
Stefania Gyamfi 12.03s 04-Apr Personal Best
Shekara Boakye 12.17s 03-Apr
Janet Mensah 12.19s 27-Feb
Happy Abruyah 12.34s 11-Apr Personal Best
Latifa Ali 12.38s 27-Feb
Jennifer Ntiamoah 12.46s 27-Feb
Wind-Aided:
Janet Amponsah 11.12s (5.1 m/s) 28-Mar
Suzie Acolatse 11.52s (3.6 m/s) 18-Apr
Akua Obeng-Akrofi 11.78s (3.6 m/s) 11-Apr
Shekara Boakye 11.79s (2.3 m/s) 11-Apr
Doreen Agyei 11.87s (3.9 m/s) 10-Apr

200m
Janet Amponsah 23.40s* 07-Mar
Flings Owusu-Agyapong 23.88s 11-Apr Personal Best
Akua Obeng-Akrofi 24.05s 07-Mar
Stefania Gyamfi 24.16s 11-Apr Personal Best
Gemma Acheampong 24.22s 04-Apr
Suzie Acolatse 24.23s 04-Apr
Stephanie Aidoo 24.30s 12-Mar Personal Best
Doreen Agyei 24.44s 04-Apr
Juanita Mainoo 24.61s 18-Apr Personal Best
Shekara Boakye 24.84s 21-Feb
Lynette Akai 24.99s 27-Feb
Kate Agyeman 25.14s 14-Mar
Wind-Aided:
Janet Amponsah 23.27s (3.7 m/s) 04-Apr
Gemma Acheampong 24.14s (2.1 m/s) 21-Mar
Lynette Akai 24.73s (3.1 m/s) 04-Apr

400m
Cheyenne Apesibah Tunti 55.29s 11-Apr
Lynette Akai 55.84s 26-Feb
Janet Amponsah 55.88s 18-Apr Personal Best
Stephanie Aidoo 56.20s 13-Feb
Bless Dupeh 56.65s 18-Apr Personal Best
Salome Agyei 57.21s 14-Mar
Ama Larbi 57.56s 10-Jan
Vida Ayiglo 58.17s 27-Feb Personal Best

800m
Agnes Abu 2.10.66m 03-Apr
Martha Bissah 2.12.78m 11-Apr
Salome Agyei 2.16.88m 27-Feb
Helen Maasutuo 2.16.94m 27-Feb Personal Best
Vivian Fosuaah 2.18.29m 27-Feb Personal Best

1500m
Agnes Abu 4.31.00m 03-Apr Personal Best
Sakat Lariba 4.38.96m 14-Mar Personal Best
Helena Maasotuo 4.43.66m 14-Mar Personal Best
Vida Ayaayine 4.48.98m 11-Apr Personal Best

One Mile
Lydia Mato 5.03.35m 07-Mar

3000m
Lydia Mato 9.53.76m 14-Apr Personal Best
Elizabeth Azuure 10.16.67m 14-Mar Personal Best
Charlotte Fordjour 10.25.58m 14-Mar Personal Best
Hawa Kombat 10.27.0m 11-Apr Personal Best
Mariama Yakubu 10.36.48m 27-Feb Personal Best

5000m
Lydia Mato 16.51.75m 10-Apr Personal Best
Elizabeth Azuure 17.06.73m 11-Apr Personal Best

100mh
Elizabeth Dadzie 13.95s* 18-Apr Personal Best

400mh
Ama Larbi 59.64s 03-Apr

High Jump
Regina Yeboah 1.60m 14-Mar
Ellen Botwe 1.60m 14-Mar Personal Best
Elizabeth Dadzie 1.59m 28-Mar

Long Jump
Nadia Eke 6.06m 18-Apr Personal Best
Elizabeth Dadzie 6.05m 20-Feb
Ebony Owusu-Sampah 5.90m 06-Feb, 07-March
Felicia Frimpong 5.76m 27-Feb Personal Best
Latifa Ali 5.60m 14-Mar Personal Best
Ellen Botwe 5.49m 27-Feb Personal Best

Triple Jump
Nadia Eke 13.32m** 01-Mar, 14-Mar
Mathilde Boateng 12.88m 21-Feb
Elizabeth Dadzie 12.40m 07-Mar
Wind-Aided:
Elizabeth Dadzie 12.61m (3.0 m/s) 11-Apr

Shot Putt
Obeng Marfo 14.92m 11-Apr Personal Best
Claudia Ababio 14.18m 12-Feb

Discus
Claudia Ababio 45.00m 21-Mar Personal Best
Myah Antwi 44.87m 10-Apr Personal Best
Obeng Marfo 44.72m 18-Apr Personal Best

Hammer
Claudia Ababio 50.82m 21-Mar Personal Best

Javelin
Mary Zuta 42.28m 11-Apr

Heptathlon
Elizabeth Dadzie 5144p* 28-Mar

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100m
John Osei Kofi 10.53s 11-Apr Personal Best
Solomon Afful 10.53s 21-Mar
Emmanuel Dasor 10.56s 03-Apr
Tim Abeyie 10.58s 18-Apr
Katakyie Ofori-Atta 10.68m 28-Mar Personal Best
Emmanuel Oduro-Mensah 10.70s 11-Apr Personal Best
Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi 10.72s 12-Mar
Stephen Opoku 10.72s 12-Mar
Desmond Aryee 10.74s 11-Apr
Shadrack Adu-Gyamfi 10.80s 18-Apr
Shadrack Opoku-Agyeman 10.82s 11-Apr Personal Best
Roland Alena 10.87s 12-Mar
Wind-Aided:
Solomon Afful 10.44s (3.6 m/s) 11-Apr
Tim Abeyie 10.56s (2.2 m/s) 18-Apr
Shadrack Adu-Gyamfi 10.62s (2.3 m/s) 11-Apr

200m
Emmanuel Dasor 20.85s* 11-Apr
Solomon Afful 21.21s 12-Mar
John Osei Kofi 21.22s 14-Mar Personal Best
Wind-Aided:
Emmanuel Dasor 20.79s (2.1 m/s) 19-Apr
Solomon Afful 21.14s (2.6 m/s) 11-Apr

400m
Daniel Gyasi 46.30s 11-Apr Personal Best
Emmanuel Dasor 46.58s 14-Apr Personal Best
Robert Anaak 48.42s 14-Mar

800m
Alex Amankwah 1.45.91m*** 03-Apr Personal Best (Ranked World #9)
Herns Agyeman-Duah 1.50.51m 03-Apr Personal Best
Sampson Azumah Laari 1.51.48m 18-Apr Personal Best

1500m
Sampson Azumah Laari 3.52.55m 10-Apr Personal Best
Alex Amankwah 3.55.23m 28-Mar Personal Best

One Mile
Samson Azumah Laari 4.21.01m 07-Mar

5000m
Samson Azumah Laari 15.21.92m 21-Feb
Malik Yakubu 15.24.63m 14-Mar

110mh
Yakabu Ibrahim 14.78s 18-Apr

400mh
Awal Faisal Mohamed 53.70s 14-Mar Personal Best
Barnabas Dompeh Aryee 53.73s 14-Mar Personal Best
Duncan Nuakoh Agyeman 53.85s 14-Mar Personal Best

Pole Vault
Jordan Yamoah 5.11m* 18-Apr

High Jump
Atsu Nyamadi 2.01m 01-Feb

Long Jump
Richard Seklorwu 7.44m 14-Mar Personal Best
Michael Bruce 7.41m 28-Feb
Mohammed Abubakar 7.34m 11-Apr
Atsu Nyamadi 7.34m 01-Feb
Solomon Atosona 7.23m 07-Mar

Triple Jump
Nana Owusu-Nyantekyi 15.67m 01-Mar
Edgar Panford 15.63m 21-Mar
Michael Bruce 15.31m 01-Mar
Martin Etsey 15.17m 11-Apr
Atsu Nyamadi 15.04m 06-Dec

Shot Putt
Emmanuel Ofori-Asante 15.77m 11-Apr
Atsu Nyamadi 14.20m 09-Jan
John Ampomah 14.13m 09-Jan

Discus
Emmanuel Ofori-Asante 43.89m 11-Apr
Atsu Nyamadi 43.50m 09-Apr

Javelin
John Ampomah 76.50m** 03-Apr National Record
Atsu Nyamadi 65.63m 09-Apr
Awudu Bachela 61.64m 14-Mar Personal Best
Emmanuel Gyefa 60.25m 14-Mar Personal Best

Decathlon
Atsu Nyamadi 7532p** 09-Apr National Record (Ranked World #9)