Sean Safo-Antwi

Sean Safo-Antwi (born 31 January 1990) is a Ghanaian sprinter.[3] He competed for Great Britain before switching allegiance to Ghana in early 2016, a move that was not opposed by the British Federation.[4] He was due to represent Ghana for the first time at the 2016 World Indoor Championships but was withdrawn at the last minute. In 2016 he represented Ghana in the 100 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5]

Sean Safo-Antwi at the 2020 Triveneto Meeting in Trieste

Sean Safo-Antwi
Personal information
Born (1990-10-31) 31 October 1990
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
CountryGhana
SportTrack and field
Event(s)60 metres, 100 metres
ClubEnfield and Haringey Athletic Club[2]
Coached byJonas Tawiah-Dodoo (2012–)

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Great Britain
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 9th (sf) 60 m 6.63
IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.79
Representing  Ghana
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 57th (h) 100 m 10.43
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 7th 60 m 6.60
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 50th (h) 100 m 10.95
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 5th 100 m 10.18
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.30
World Championships Doha, Qatar 13th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.24

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 10.14 (+0.9 m/s, Regensburg 2014)
  • 200 metres – 21.33 (+1.6 m/s, Bedford 2012)

Indoor

  • 60 metres – 6.55 (Mondeville 2016)

References

  1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. Power of 10 profile
  3. "Sean Safo-Antwi". IAAF. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  4. "Sean Safo-Antwi cleared to switch sides from Britain to Ghana". The Guardian. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  5. "Sean Safo-Antwi athlete profile". Rio 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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