Ignisious Gaisah (born 20 July 1983) is a Ghanaian-born athlete competing in the long jump for the Netherlands.

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Ignisious Gaisah

Gaisah at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1983-07-20) 20 July 1983 (age 40) Kumasi, Ghana
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Track and field
Event	Long jump
Club	global sports communications
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	Third
Personal best	Long jump: 08.43 m NR
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Ghana World Championships 2005 Helsinki Long jump World Indoor Championships 2006 Moscow Long jump Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne Long jump 2010 Delhi Long jump All-Africa Games 2003 Abuja Long jump 2011 Maputo Long jump African Championships 2006 Bambous Long jump 2012 Porto Novo Long jump Representing  Netherlands World Championships 2013 Moscow Long jump European Championships 2016 Amsterdam Long jump

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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 2 February 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.^[1] 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.^[2] Since July 2013 Gaisah officially competes for the Netherlands after gaining his Dutch passport.^[3]