Nadia Akpana Assa
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 December 1995 |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long jump |
| Club | IL i BUL |
Nadia Akpana Assa (born 22 December 1995 in Oslo) is a Norwegian athlete specialising in the long jump.[2] She won the silver medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships. Her parents came to Norway from Togo in the mid-1980s.[3]
Her personal bests in the event are 6.53 metres outdoors (+0.4 m/s, Copenhagen 2016) and 6.37 metres indoors (Bærum 2016).
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Norway
| |||||
| 2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 19th (q) | Long jump | 5.96 m |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 2nd | Long jump | 6.31 m |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 19th (q) | Long jump | 6.08 m |
| European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 8th | Long jump | 6.42 m | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 8th | Long jump | 6.51 m |
| 2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 8th | Long jump | 6.29 m (w) |
References
- ^ EAA profile
- ^ Nadia Akpana Assa at World Athletics
- ^ Sikter mot verdenstoppen (in Norwegian)
