Abeiku Gyekye Jackson (also spelled Abeku, born 12 April 2000 in Accra) 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]
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| Full name | Abeiku Gyekye Jackson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 April 2000[1] Accra, Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Roman Ridge School | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 50m and 100m freestyle 50m and 100m butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
He competed in the men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
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 | |||
| 2022 | African Championships |  Tunis, Tunisia | 2nd | 50 m butterfly | 24.08 |
| 1st | 100 m butterfly | 53.89 | |||
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
External links
- Abeku Jackson at World Aquatics
- Abeku Gyekye Jackson at Swimrankings.net
- Abeku Gyekye Jackson at Olympics.com
- Abeku Gyekye Jackson at Olympic.org (archived)
- Abeiku Jackson at Olympedia
- Abeiku Jackson at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Abeiku Jackson at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Abeku Jackson at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
