Otis Gowa
Australian sprinter
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Born | (1985-09-03) 3 September 1985 (age 38) Cape York Peninsula, Queensland | |||||||||||||||||
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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
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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
- ^ 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.
External links
- IAAF Biography
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Australian national champions in men's 100 m
Note: 100 yards until 1966
- 1894: Billy MacPherson
- 1896: Bill Cartwright
- 1898 & 1900: Stan Rowley
- 1902: George Moir
- 1904: Herb Hunter
- 1906 & 1908: Nigel Barker
- 1910: William Woodger (NZL)
- 1912: Ron Opie (NZL)
- 1914: George Parker (USA)
- 1920: William Hunt
- 1922: Slip Carr
- 1924 & 1926: Les Parker
- 1928, 1930 & 1932: Jim Carlton
- 1934: Noel Dempsey
- 1936: Ted Hampson
- 1938: Howard Yates
- 1947–48: John Treloar
- 1949: Lloyd La Beach (PAN)
- 1950: John Treloar
- 1951: Bill de Gruchy
- 1952–58: Hector Hogan
- 1959: Brian Waters
- 1960: Dennis Tipping
- 1961–62: Gary Holdsworth
- 1963–65: Bob Lay
- 1966–67: Gary Holdsworth
- 1968: Mel Pender (USA)
- 1969: Greg Lewis
- 1970–71: Eric Bigby
- 1972: Laurie D'Arcy (NZL)
- 1973: David Stokes
- 1974–75: Graham Haskell
- 1976: Greg Lewis
- 1977–79: Paul Narracott
- 1980: Richard James
- 1981: Peter Gandy
- 1982–84: Paul Narracott
- 1985: Fred Martin
- 1986: Gerrard Keating
- 1987–88: Shane Naylor
- 1989: David Dworjanyn
- 1990: Tim Jackson
- 1991: Dean Capobianco
- 1992: Shane Naylor
- 1993: Dean Capobianco
- 1994: Damien Marsh
- 1995: Shane Naylor
- 1996: Damien Marsh
- 1997: Steve Brimacombe
- 1998–2002: Matt Shirvington
- 2003: Patrick Johnson
- 2004–07: Josh Ross
- 2008: Otis Gowa
- 2009: Josh Ross
- 2010–11: Aaron Rouge-Serret
- 2012–13: Josh Ross
- 2014: Tim Leathart
- 2015: Josh Clarke
- 2016: Alex Hartmann
- 2017: Joseph Millar (NZL)
- 2018: Trae Williams
- 2019: Eddie Osei-Nketia (NZL)
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