| Abdul-Rasheed Saminu | |
| Nationality: | Ghanaian |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Sprint |
| Birth Date: | 6 October 1997 |
| Pb: | 60m: 6.57 (Birmingham, 2024) 100m: 10.02 (Eugene, 2024) 200m: 20.12 (Eugene, 2024) |
Abdul-Rasheed Saminu (born 6 October 1997) is a Ghanaian sprinter.[1]
Saminu is from the village of Nanumba in Ghana where he was a keen footballplayer before being encouraged towards athletics.[2] He attended the American universities Florida Memorial University and the University of South Florida after being recruited by USF head coach Erik Jenkins.[3]
Saminu ran a wind-aided (+3.6 m/s) 9.95 seconds for the 100m at the South Florida Invitational in April 2024.[4]
Saminu won the gold in the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay at the AAC Championships in May 2024 in San Antonio, United States. His efforts included a personal best time in the 100m of 10.03 seconds in a legal wind (-0.8) and ran a time of 20.34 seconds in the 200m.[5]
Saminu ran 10.02 seconds for the 100m at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. In the 200 metres on the same day he ran a personal best of 20.12 in the 200 metres.[6] Later that month, he was part of the Ghana 4x100m relay team that won gold at the African Championships in Douala, Cameroon.[7]