Sarfo Ansah Explained

Sarfo Ansah
Fullname:Sarfo Ansah
Nationality:Ghanaian
Birth Date:30 July 1998
Birth Place:Amasaman, Ghana
Country:Ghana
Sport:Track and field
Event:100 metres
200 metres
4 × 100 metres relay
Universityteam:University for Development Studies
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Sarfo Ansah (born 30 July 1998) is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in sprinting. Sarfo Ansah is part of the Ghana 4 × 100 metres relay team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[1] [2]

Early life and education

Ansah was born on 30 July 1998 in Amasaman, a town in Accra, the capital city of Ghana. He attended Jachie-Pramso Secondary School for his secondary school education.[3] He later proceeded to University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale Ghana.[4] [5]

Athletic career

After Ansah enrolled at UDS, he started competing for the school's track and field team. In January 2018, he won both the 100 and 200 metres race at the Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) Games in Tamale.[6] He also led the UDS team to place first in the finals of the 4 × 100 metres relay. The following year he won the 200 metres race and placed 2nd in the 100 metres with Benjamin Azamati, causing an upset to place first.[7] He led them to maintain their title in the 4 × 100 metres relay while setting a new record with a time of 40.27s, beating the previous record which stood at 40.29s.[8] [9]

In May 2021, he won gold in the 100 and 200 meters races at the ECOWAS Athletics Championships in Kaduna, Nigeria. He won the 100 meters race with a time of 10.24 s and the 200 meters with 21.33 s.[10] [11]

Statistics

Personal best

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

References

  1. Web site: Athletics Athlete Profile: Sarfo ANSAH - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. 2021-07-30. results.gc2018.com.
  2. Web site: Sarfo ANSAH Profile World Athletics. 2021-07-30. worldathletics.org.
  3. Web site: 2021-07-19. Sarfo Ansah the Ghanaian Olympian Athlete. 2021-07-30. Athleticshour.com. en-US.
  4. Web site: 2018-07-30. Gadayi And Sarfo Ansah shine at Accra edition of GNPC Ghana Fastest Human. 2021-07-30. GhanaWeb. en.
  5. Web site: 2021-03-19. Who Rules Ghana Fastest Meet?. 2021-07-30. DailyGuide Network. en-US.
  6. Web site: Majeed. Abdulai. 2018-01-13. UDS ATHLETES BREAK SEVEN RECORDS IN ONGOING GUSA GAMES. 2021-07-30. Diamond 93.7FM. en-US.
  7. Web site: 2019-01-14. UG's Azamati causes upset … in 8th Mini GUSA 100m final. 2021-07-30. Sweet Melodies FM. en-US.
  8. Web site: 11 January 2020. GUSA Games: UDS men and women claim 4x100m relay gold, William Amponsah sets 10,000m record - MyJoyOnline.com. 30 July 2021. www.myjoyonline.com. en-US.
  9. Web site: Salim. Abdul Razak. 19 January 2020. UDS breaks 6 records at 26th GUSA Games. 30 July 2021. Pulse Ghana. en.
  10. Web site: Agency. Ghana News. 1 June 2021. Sarfo Ansah wins two gold medals at ECOWAS Athletics Championship. 30 July 2021. News Ghana. en-US.
  11. Web site: Okine. Sammy Heywood. 1 June 2021. Sarfo Ansah shines in Nigeria. 30 July 2021. The Ghana Guardian News. en.