About George Acquaah
Lived 1925 – 1963 (aged 38). George Acquaah was a Ghanaian athletics competitor.
George Wilson Acquaah (3 October 1925 – 18 December 1963) Ghanaian track and field sprinter who competed at the 1952 Olympic Games.
In 1952, George Acquaah appeared as one of seven athletes for the Gold Coast at the Summer Olympics in the Finnish capital Helsinki. In the seventh heat for the 100 metres race the 26-year-old was eliminated with a time of 11.1 seconds in fifth place. In the second heat of the 4×100 metres relay the Gold Coast team, with Acquaah as the second runner and with Gabriel Laryea, John Owusu and Augustus Lawson, earned a time of 42.1 seconds putting them in fourth place, which again led to an elimination.
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Who was George Acquaah?
Ghanaian athletics competitor (1925-1963)
When was George Acquaah born?
George Acquaah was born on 3 October 1925.
When did George Acquaah die?
George Acquaah died on 18 December 1963.
What was George Acquaah's occupation?
George Acquaah was an athletics competitor.
What nationality was George Acquaah?
George Acquaah was Ghanaian.
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