Francis Agyepong

Francis Keita Agyepong (born 16 June 1965 in London) is a retired English triple jumper. He won the silver medal in at the 1996 European Indoor Championships in Athletics, and finished 7th at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships. His personal best was 17.18 metres, achieved in July 1995 in London.

His younger sister, Jacqui Agyepong, is a former hurdler.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain and England
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	8th	Triple jump	16.36 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	18th (q)	Triple jump	16.55 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	27th (q)	Triple jump	16.46 m
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	13th	Triple jump	16.27 m
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	—	Triple jump	NM
	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	6th	Triple jump	16.33 m
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	7th	Triple jump	16.74 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	14th (q)	Triple jump	16.58 m
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	2nd	Triple jump	16.93 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	13th (q)	Triple jump	16.71 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	13th (q)	Triple jump	16.83 m
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	8th	Triple jump	16.57 m

UK National Championship winners in men's triple jump

1977-1997	1977 Aston Moore 1978 Keith Connor 1979 Aston Moore 1980 Keith Connor 1981 Gary Gallagher 1982-84 Aston Moore 1985 Eric McCalla 1986 John Herbert 1987 Eric McCalla 1988 Rez Cameron 1989 Jonathan Edwards 1990 Francis Agyepong 1991 Vernon Samuels 1992 Jonathan Edwards 1993 Tosi Fasinro 1997 Francis Agyepong

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