All about Flings!
Ghana sprinter Flings Joyner Owusu-Agyapong was born in Kumasi, Ghana and moved to Toronto, Canada at the age of 9.
She started training with the Flying Angels after her sophomore year of high school and made the provincial team going to the National Scholastic Indoor Championships in '06 and '07.
She attended Syracuse University on an athletic scholarship, where she broke the school records for the 55, 60 and 100 meters and was 2x 2nd team All-American. She graduated with a Bachelor of science in Public Health.
Flings has her sights set on the 2016 Olympic games in Rio, Brazil.
Accomplishments
-Ranked number 2 in Ghana 2014 and number 1 2013 (100m)
-Ranked 10th in Africa 2014, 5th 2013 (100m)
-Ranked 4th in Africa 2014, 2015 (60m)
-Ranked number 1 in Ontario 2014, 2013 (60m)
-Six-time Ghana National team member (2014 Commonwealth Games, 2014 Morocco African Championships, 2012 Benin African Championships, 2011 Mozambique All African games, 2010 Kenya African championships, 2006 Mauritius African championships)
-2014 Morocco African Champs bronze medalist 4x1
-2014 CWG semi- finalist (100m)
-2012 Benin African champs Finalist 100m, silver medalist 4x100
-2012 Ghana National Championships Silver medalist 100m
-2011 Mozambique All African games Silver medalist 4x100m
-2010 Kenya African Champs bronze medalist 4x100m
-Syracuse University record holder (55m, 60m, 100m)
-Two-time NCAA qualifier (2012-60m; 2011-100m)
-Big East Champion (2012-60m)
-Two- time ECAC champion (2011-100m; 2009-60m)
-Two-time NCAA Division 1 second team All-American
-Four-time Big East medalist (100m)
-Three-time Big East medalist (60m)
