Flings Owusu-Agyapong

Flings Owusu-Agyapong
Owusu-Agyapong in 2017
Personal information
Full nameFlings Joyner Owusu-Agyapong
Born (1988-10-16) 16 October 1988 (age 36)
Kumasi, Ghana[1]
EducationSyracuse University
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryGhana
SportAthletics
Event(s)60 metres, 100 metres
College teamSyracuse Orange
Coached byDave Hegland
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Ghana
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Brazzaville 4 x 100 m relay
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Porto Novo 4 x 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Durban 4 x 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Nairobi 4 x 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Marrakech 4 x 100 m relay

Flings Owusu-Agyapong (born 16 October 1988) is a Ghanaian sprinter.[3] She was born in Kumasi, Ghana to parents Kwadwo Agyapong and Adwoa Akomaa and moved to Toronto, Canada when she was 9 years old. She started training with the Flying Angels athletics club after her sophomore year of high school. In 2006 and 2007 she made the Ontario provincial team for the National Scholastic Indoor Championships.[4]

Owusu-Agyapong attended Syracuse University on an athletic scholarship. While at Syracuse she broke the school records for the 55, 60, and 100 metres and was a two-time 2nd team All-American. She graduated from Syracuse with a Bachelor of Science degree in public health.[5]

She competed in the 100 metres and the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[6] She was also the flag bearer for the Ghanaian team at the opening ceremony.[7][8]

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