Otis Gowa (born 3 September 1985)[1] is an indigenous[2] Australian sprinter raised in Queensland.

Otis Gowa
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1985-09-03) 3 September 1985 (age 38)
Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Apia 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Townsville 100 m
Updated on 22 April 2013.

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
Representing   Australia
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

  1. ^ a b "Biography for Otis Gowa". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  2. ^ a b Malone, Paul (1 March 2008). "Cancer sufferer Otis Gowa wins national sprint title". The Courier-Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Bradley storms to victory in Stawell". The Age. The Age Company Ltd. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Stawell Gift 2008 Day 3 Results" (PDF) (Press release). Stawell Gift. 24 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2008.

External links edit