Joseph Amoah (sprinter)

Joseph Amoah
Amoah in 2018
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Paul Amoah
Born (1997-01-12) 12 January 1997 (age 27)
Greater Accra, Ghana[1]
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)[2]
Sport
CountryGhana
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
College teamCoppin State Eagles (2017–2021)[3]
Coached byJamie Wilson[4]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 9.94 (2022)
  • 200 m: 20.08 (2019, NR)
Medal record
Representing  Ghana
Men's athletics
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 200m
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2023 Accra 4×100 m relay

Joseph Paul Amoah (born 12 January 1997) is a Ghanaian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres and the 200 metres. He competed at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in the 100 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay, and at the 2019 African Games, he won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.[5][6][7] He was also a 100 metres finalist at the 2019 African Games, finishing fourth.[7]

Amoah has personal best times of 9.94 seconds and 20.08 seconds in the 100 metres and 200 metres respectively. His personal best performance in the 200 metres broke the Ghanaian record previously held by three-time Olympian Emmanuel Tuffour by 0.07 seconds. He is currently the Africa Games champion for the 200 meters race. He won this with a time of 20.70.[4][8]

  1. ^ Watta, Evelyn (2019-08-29). "Joseph Amoah: The Ghanaian sprint hope with big dreams". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  2. ^ a b "JOSEPH AMOAH". Coppin State Eagles. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  3. ^ "JOSEPH AMOAH COPPIN STATE". TFRRS. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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