Abigail Kwarteng wins women's high jump at Jamaica National Championship Meet Abigail Kwarteng wins women's high jump at Jamaica National Championship Meet - Ghana's high jump record holder Abigail Kwarteng has won the women's high jump at the 2022 Jamaican Athletics National Senior Championships meet. She cleared the bar at 1.90m. She narrowly missed 3-attempts at 1.96m which is the World Championships' automatic standard qualification. Event Jamaica National Championship Meet JAAA National Senior & Junior Championship - 6/23/2022 to 6/26/2 National Stadium Event 48 Women 20+ High Jump SENIOR =============================================================== WORLD RECORD: W 2.09m 8/30/1987 STEFKA KOSTADINOVA, BUL NATIONAL REC: N 1.97m 4/15/2022 LAMARA DISTIN WORLD QUAL: M 1.96m Name Age Team Finals =============================================================== Finals 1 Kimberly Williamson 29 Unattached 1.88m 1.75 1.80 1.85 1.88 1.90 O O XO O XXX 2 Lamara Distin 22 Texas A&M Un 1.85m 1.75 1.80 1.85 1.88 P O XO XXX 3 Daniella Anglin 20 Uni. of S. Dakota 1.80m 1.75 1.80 1.85 O O XXX -- Ramona Hylton 21 Swept Track Club NH 1.75 XXX -- Abigail Kwarteng 24 Ghana X1.90m 1.75 1.80 1.85 1.88 1.90 1.96 P O XXO O O XXX Full Results
Abigail Kwarteng wins women’s high jump at Jamaica National Championship Meet
ByAthleticshour
Jun 24, 2022
By Athleticshour
Sekyere Richard has had a 10-year involvement in the sport of athletics. He holds a Diploma in Physical Fitness. Sekyere has experienced the sport as a middle/distance athlete, coach, and now journalist and blogger. Sekyere has published several articles on athletics from Ghanaian Athletics to World Athletics. He currently owns and manages the content and marketing development of Athletics Hour. "I am passionate about sports, love writing and interviewing, traveling, and meeting new athletes and coaches. I like to expose the hidden talents in the youth and I am always in search of talents across Ghana". I have volunteered in one of the biggest ultra-marathons in the world "The Elton Ultra Marathon in Russia. Covered many races in Ghana including ECOWAS CAA Region II Championship and multiple roads and track races in Ghana. In 2021, he launched the "Better Ghana Athletics Agenda", which will help support organisers, athletes and coaches in all directions.