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Benjamin Azamati

Ghanaian sprinter

Benjamin Azamati-Kwaku (born 14 January 1998) be Ghanaian sprinter, wey right now he dey boot give ASICS Global.

Benjamin Azamati
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Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Country wey e be citizenGhana Edit
Country for sportGhana Edit
Name wey dem give amBenjamin Edit
Family nameAzamati Edit
Ein date of birth14 January 1998 Edit
Place dem born amAkim Oda Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish, Twi Edit
Ein occupationathletics competitor Edit
Educate forWest Texas A&M University, University of Ghana, Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School Edit
Member give sports teamWest Texas A&M Buffaloes Edit
Sportathletics Edit
Sports discipline competed in100 metres Edit

He make history as he break record wey chop 22-year for Ghana insyd wey Leo Myles Mills set for 26 March 2021 for Texas as he clock 9.97 seconds wey he take qualify give de Tokyo Summer Olympics.[1]

Mustafa Ussif, de Sports Minister den Dr Bella Bello Bitugu, de Director of de University of Ghana Sports Directorate, congratulate Benjamin Azamati as he break de national record.[2]

Early life den education

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Azamati dier, dem born am for 14 January 1998 as ein poppie John den ein mummie Faustina Azamati dey Akim Oda, for Ghana.[3][4]

As he dey grow, na he dey lyk sport waa especially football, but he start dey do athletics as he dey go de Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School insyd Accra. Dis be wer dem discover ein running talent by ein PE masters (Nathaniel Botchway, Gideon Dukplah den Kofi Dadzie).[3][4]

Occupation den honors

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As a 21-year old he emerge as Olympic hopeful give Ghana insyd de sprints after he dey boot 100 metres insyd 10.02 seconds HT for de 2019 Ghana's Fastest Human competition.[5][6] He chop gold medal insyd de 4x100m relay for de 2019 African Games insyd Rabat. He chop de GUSA 100m for two occasions.[4]

Insyd 2021, he improve de 100m national record plus 9.97 wey he improve ein 200m personal best go 20.13.

For 25 March 2022, Azamati improve ein own 100m national record to early world lead of 9.90 seconds insyd Texas, USA, wey dey make am de joint 4th fastest collegiate of all-time plus Trayvon Bromell.[7] Dis mark sanso place am widin de top 50 all-time 100m sprint performances plus 6 Africans per wey dey boot faster insyd de continent for de tym.[8]

Personal bests

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Outdoor

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  • 100 metres - 9.90 (+2.0 m/s, Texas 2022)
  • 200 metres - 20.13 (+1.1 m/s, Texas 2021)

Indoor

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  • 60 metres - 6.54 ( Albuquerque 2022)
  • 200 metres - 20.57 (Texas 2022)

International championships

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Dey represent  Ghana
Year Competition Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue Notes
2019 African Games 1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.30 Rabat, Morocco [9][10]
World Championships 13th 4 x 100 m relay 38.24 (SB) Doha, Qatar [11]
2021 World Relay Championships DQ 4 x 100 m relay — Chorzów, Poland [12]
2020 Summer Olympics DQ 4 x 100 m relay — Tokyo [13]
2022 Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games 4th 100m 10.15 Oslo [14]
Paris-St-Denis Meeting Areva 8th 200m 20.77 Paris [15]
2022 World Athletics Championships 29th 100m 10.18 Oregon [16]
5th 4 x 100m relay 38.07 (NR) [17]
Commonwealth Games 4th 100 m 10.16 Birmingham [3][18][19][20]

References

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  1. ↑ "Leo Myles Mills reacts to Benjamin Azamati's 100m national record". GhanaWeb. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Sports Minister, University of Ghana congratulate Benjamin Azamati on new 100m record". myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Athletics – Benjamin Azamati Kwaku (Ghana)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Benjamin Azamati: All you need to know about Ghana's sprint king". GhanaWeb. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Online, African Post (27 March 2021). "23-year-old Ghanaian sprinter, Benjamin Azamati breaks a 22-year-old record and set for Tokyo 2021 Olympics". African Post Online. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Benjamin Azamati: Ghana's Beacon of Hope In Athletics". Kwesilive.com. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Records and Lists ::: USTFCCCA". Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "100 Metres - men - senior - outdoor". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "12th African Games Athletics – Results Book – Rabat, Morocco, 26th – 30th August 2019"" (PDF). www.atos.net. ATOS. 29 August 2019. p. 57. Archived from the original (pdf) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Athletics - African Games 2019 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Round 1" (PDF). www.iaaf.org. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "World Relay Championships Athletics 2021 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Athletics - Tokyo 2021 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games Athletics 2022 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  15. ↑ "Paris-St-Denis Meeting Areva Athletics 2022 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "World Championships de Athletics 2022 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  17. ↑ "World Championships de Athletics 2022 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  18. ↑ "Athletics - Commonwealth Games 2022 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  19. ↑ "Benjamin Azamati finishes 4th in 100m final at the Commonwealth Games". GhanaWeb. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  20. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Benjamin Azamati finishes 4th in men's 100m final - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Accra: The Multimedia Group. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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