Otis Gowa
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| Nationality |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 September 1985 Cape York Peninsula, Queensland | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Otis Gowa (born 3 September 1985)[1] is an indigenous[2] Australian sprinter raised in Queensland.
Gowa won the Australian national 100 m sprint title in a time of 10.63 seconds.[2] His time was just outside his personal best time of 10.54 seconds, achieved in Singapore during 2007.[1] He also competed in the 2008 Stawell Gift finishing fourth.[3][4]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Australia
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| 2002 | Oceania Championships | Christchurch, New Zealand | 2nd (exhibition) | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.23 s |
| 2004 | Oceania Championships | Townsville, Australia | 3rd | 100 m | 10.91 s (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
| 2nd (exhibition) | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.20 s | |||
| 2006 | Oceania Championships | Apia, Samoa | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.11 s |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Biography for Otis Gowa". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ a b Malone, Paul (1 March 2008). "Cancer sufferer Otis Gowa wins national sprint title". The Courier-Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ "Bradley storms to victory in Stawell". The Age. The Age Company Ltd. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ "Stawell Gift 2008 Day 3 Results" (PDF) (Press release). Stawell Gift. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
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