Martha Bissah
Martha during the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Personal information
Born (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997
EducationNorfolk State University
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)400 metres, 800 metres
College teamNorfolk State Spartans
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Ghana
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place2014 Nanjing800 metres

Martha Bissah (born 24 August 1997) is a Ghanaian athlete. She won a gold medal in the girls' 800m race at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in a time of 2:04.90.[1][2][3]

Education

Bissah attended Aduman Senior High School in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[2][4] In December 2020, she completed a degree in business with emphasis in Management at the Norfolk State University in the United States.[5] In May 2021, she graduated with a second degree in General Business/Marketing at Norfolk State University.[6]

Career

In 2014, Bissah won a gold medal in the girls' 800m race at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[7][8]

Bissah was banned indefinitely by the Ghana Athletics Association in June 2016.[9]

In February 2017, she won four gold medals at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Indoor and Track & Field Championships.[7]

In 2018, she was named the Female Athlete of the Year for the second time at Norfolk State University.[3]

In 2019, for the second time Martha was named the Female Athlete of the year at Norfolk State University, she got the award after registering a time of 17 minutes and 16 seconds, thereby setting a new championship record.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "ATHLETE PROFILE MARTHA BISSAH". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Martha Bissah wins Ghana's first ever Olympic Gold medal - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  3. 1 2 "Martha Bissah named Female Athlete of the Year at US college". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News, Headlines, Ghana Sports, Entertainment, Politics. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  4. ↑ "Martha Bissah wins Ghana's first ever Olympic Gold medal". ghanatrade.gov.gh. Ghana Trade Portal | Ministry of Trade and Industry. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ghana's Golden Girl, Martha Bissah Graduates with a BSc". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  6. ↑ "Ghana's Golden Girl: Martha Bissah grabs second degree at Norfolk University - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  7. 1 2 "Martha Bissah Ghanaian sprinter wins Most Outstanding Athlete at MEAC Championship". pulse.com.gh. Pulse.com.gh. 2017-02-20. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Martha Bissah's career nosedives as managers haggle over control". www.myjoyonline.com. 2016-06-02. Archived from the original on 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  10. ↑ Effah, K. (2019-09-23). "US University names Martha Bissah as Female Athlete of the Year for second time". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 2019-12-27.


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