Quick Facts
Biography
Ignisious Gaisah (born July 20, 1983) is a Ghanaian-born athlete competing in the long jump for the Netherlands.
Career
Gaisah moved to the Netherlands in 2001 and currently lives and trains in Rotterdam. He competes for P.A.C. Rotterdam.
In 2005 jumped a personal best 8.34 metres to win the silver medal at the World Championships in Helsinki, finishing behind Dwight Phillips. On February 2, 2006, in Stockholm he leaped to an African indoor record that also won him the gold medal in this event by jumping 8.36 metres. He continued his good form to win the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships a month later with a jump of 8.30 metres, followed quickly by the 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medal with a jump of 8.20 metres.
At the 2006 African Championships in Athletics Gaisah won the gold medal with an 8.51 m jump, beating Cheikh Touré's African record of 8.46 metres from 1997, but as the tail wind was too strong (+3.7 m/s) the result could not become a new record.
Since July 2013 Gaisah officially competes for the Netherlands after gaining his Dutch passport.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Ghana | ||||
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 4th | 8.13 m |
| All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 1st | 8.30 m | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 6th | 8.24 m |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 8.34 m |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 1st | 8.30 m |
| Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 1st | 8.20 m | |
| African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 1st | 8.51 m (w) | |
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 6th (q) | 7.80 m |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 7th | 7.81 m |
| African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 11th (q) | 7.54 m | |
| Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 3rd | 8.12 m | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 17th (q) | 7.92 m |
| All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 2nd | 7.86 m | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 7th | 7.86 m |
| African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 3rd | 7.73 m | |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 18th (q) | 7.79 m | |
Representing  Netherlands | ||||
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 2nd | 8.29 m |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 10th (q) | 7.99 m |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 6th | 8.08 m | |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 22nd (q) | 7.77 m |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3rd | 7.93 m |