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| Full name | Joseph Paul Amoah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1997 Greater Accra, Ghana[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ghana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Coppin State Eagles (2017–2021)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jamie Wilson[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
- ^ Watta, Evelyn (2019-08-29). "Joseph Amoah: The Ghanaian sprint hope with big dreams". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ a b "JOSEPH AMOAH". Coppin State Eagles. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ "JOSEPH AMOAH COPPIN STATE". TFRRS. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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