Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong

This article is about the Ghanaian skier. For the president of Ghana, see Kwame Nkrumah.

Kwame "The Snow Leopard" Nkrumah-Acheampong
CountryGhanaian
Born (1974-12-19) 19 December 1974 (age 49)
Glasgow, Scotland
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Spouse(s)Sena
Ski clubSnowzone MK, Milton Keynes
Base Camp Group, London
Personal best53rd men's slalom, 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver, British Columbia
Updated on 12 February 2010.

Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong (born 19 December 1974[1]), nicknamed "The Snow Leopard", is a retired Ghanaian skier and is the first person from Ghana to take part in the Winter Olympics, which he did at the 2010 Winter Olympics Vancouver, British Columbia[2] taking part in the slalom.[1] He finished 53rd out of 102 participants, of whom 54 finished.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, Alpine Skiing". Vancouver, 2010. Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  2. ^ Dutta, Kunal (22 October 2009). "Forget Eric the Eel... meet the Snow Leopard". The Independent. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Men's Slalom". Vancouver, 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.