Abeiku Gyekye Jackson (also spelled Abeku, born 12 April 2000 in Accra) is a Ghanaian swimmer specialising in the 50 and 100 metre butterfly. He competed in the 100m freestyle, 50m butterfly, and 100m butterfly at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He holds Ghanaian national records in 13 disciplines, including freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke and backstroke events over distances from 50 to 400 metres. His older brother Kwesi Abbiw Jackson and younger brother Kow Asafua Jackson are also swimmers.
Jackson represented Ghana in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jackson and female swimmer Kaya Forson, who competed in the 200 metre freestyle in Rio, became the first Ghanaians ever to compete in swimming at the Olympic Games.
He competed in the men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Competition record Individual Long course Representing 2014Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Great Britain44th (h)100 m freestyle56.4733rd (h)50 m butterfly27.2131st (h)100 m butterfly1:01.402015World Championships Kazan, Russia70th (h)50 m freestyle24.7298th (h)100 m freestyle56.9455th (h)50 m butterfly26.412016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil55th (h)50 m freestyle24.302017World Championships Budapest, Hungary -100 m freestyleDNS -50 m butterflyDNS2018Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia24th (h)50 m freestyle23.4716th (sf)50 m butterfly24.8615th (sf)100 m butterfly54.79African Championships Algiers, Algeria8th50 m freestyle23.978th100 m freestyle53.445th50 m butterfly24.685th100 m butterfly55.18Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina15th (sf)50 m butterfly24.9018th (h)100 m butterfly54.522019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea50th (h)50 m butterfly24.8547th (h)100 m butterfly54.94African Games Casablanca, Morocco10th (h)50 m freestyle23.577th50 m butterfly24.509th (h)100 m butterfly55.202021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan45th (h)100 m butterfly53.39African Championships Accra, Ghana2nd50 m butterfly24.183rd100 m butterfly53.982022World Championships Budapest, Hungary37th (h)50 m butterfly24.1144th (h)100 m butterfly54.67Commonwealth Games Smethwick, Great Britain23rd (h)50 m freestyle23.6217th (h)50 m butterfly24.1912th (sf)100 m butterfly53.79African Championships Tunis, Tunisia2nd50 m butterfly24.081st100 m butterfly53.892023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan48th (h)50 m butterfly24.1442nd (h)100 m butterfly53.732024World Championships Doha, Qatar36th (h)50 m butterfly24.2938th (h)100 m butterfly54.28African Games Accra, Ghana10th (h)50 m freestyle23.592nd50 m butterfly24.233rd100 m butterfly53.80BRICS Games Kazan, Russia3rd50 m butterfly23.873rd100 m butterfly53.08
Short course Representing 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar100th (h)50 m butterfly26.7879th (h)100 m butterfly59.942016World Championships Windsor, Canada -50 m freestyleDNS -50 m butterflyDNS2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia50th (h)50 m butterfly23.8734th (h)100 m butterfly52.36
Relay Long course Representing 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea31st (h)4 × 100 m mixed medley4:21.402024African Games Accra, Ghana7th4 × 100 m freestyle3:37.054th4 × 100 m mixed freestyle3:42:975th4 × 100 m mixed medley4:09.33
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