Flings Owusu-Agyapong (born 16 October 1988) is a Ghanaian sprinter.
She competed in the 100 metres and the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was also the flag bearer for the Ghanaian team at the opening ceremony.
Life She was born in Kumasi, Ghana, to parents Kwadwo Agyapong and Adwoa Akomaa and moved to Toronto in 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.
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.
Career Owusu-Agyapong competed in the 60 metres at the 2014 and 2016 World Indoor Championships without advancing from the first round.
She competed in the 100 metres and the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She achieved qualification for the 100 metres in April 2016 by running 11.30 at the 2016 Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational in Miami, Florida. With her teammates Gemma Acheampong, Janet Amponsah, and Beatrice Gyaman she achieved qualification for the 4 x 100 metres relay on 8 July 2016 by running 42.67 to win the 4 x 100 metres at the Soga-Nana Memorial meet in Cape Coast. The time of 42.67 was a new national record, eclipsing the previous record of 43.19 that had stood since 2000. The same team also won silver at the 2016 African Championships in Durban in June 2016 in a time of 44.05.
At the 2016 Olympics she finished 4th in her heat of the 100 metres in a time of 11.43 but did not advance to the semifinals. In the 4 × 100 metres the team finished 8th in their heat in a time of 43.47 and did not qualify for the final.
Competition record Representing 2010African ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya9th (h)100 m12.003rd4 × 100 m relay45.402011All-Africa GamesMaputo, Mozambique10th (h)100 m11.882012African ChampionshipsPorto-Novo, Benin5th100 m11.752nd4 × 100 m relay44.352014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland29th (h)60 m7.42Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom15th (sf)100 m11.55 –4 × 100 m relayDQAfrican ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco5th (h)100 m11.6213rd4 × 100 m relay44.062015African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo6th100 m11.612nd4 × 100 m relay43.722016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States26th (h)60 m7.36African ChampionshipsDurban, South AfricaSF200 m DNS2nd4 × 100 m relay44.05Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil28th (h)100 m11.4314th (h)4 × 100 m relay43.372017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom10th (h)4 × 100 m relay43.682018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom38th (h)60 m7.49Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia12th (sf)100 m11.605th4 × 100 m relay43.642019World RelaysYokohama, Japan7th4 × 100 m relay44.77African GamesRabat, Morocco8th4 × 100 m relay47.24World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar11th (h)4 × 100 m relay43.62 1Disqualified in the semifinals
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 11.26 (+0.3 m/s, Clermont 2016) 200 metres – 23.28 (+1.7 m/s, Coral Gables 2016)
Indoor 60 metres – 7.18 (New York 2015) NR 200 metres – 23.34 (Boston 2016) NR
References 2014 CWG profile
External links Official website