| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 June 1998 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 60 m: 6.52 s (2025) |
Barnabas Aggerh (born 4 June 1998) is a Ghanaian sprinter. [1]
He competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples. [2] He ran for Ghana in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. However, despite the team finishing third in their qualifying heat they were disqualified from the event on a technicality for not affirming a team change with the officials at least an hour before the race. [3]
He was a member of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation's (GNPC) Fastest Human Speedsters Club in 2023. [4] He ran 10.13 seconds for the 100 metres in May 2023, racing in Tamale, Ghana. [5]
He placed sixth in the final of the 100 metres at the delayed 2023 African Games in Accra in March 2024. [6] [7] He was a member of a Ghanaian 4 × 100 m relay team finished second at the Penn Relays in April 2024, in a time of 39.71 seconds. [8] He ran a lifetime 100 metres best of 10.01 seconds competing in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in June 2024, however the mark had a high (+3.1) wind reading. [9] [10] [11]
He ran a personal best for the 60 metres of 6.52 seconds in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 11, 2025. [12] He was selected for the 60 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing. [13] He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Men's 4 × 100 metres relay in May 2025. On the second day of the competition he helped Ghana secure a qualifying place for the upcoming World Championships. [14]
He attended Accra Technical University in 2019, [15] and was studying at the University for Development Studies in Tamale, Ghana in 2020. [16] [6] He received a visa to attend William Carey University in Mississippi, United States in 2023. [9] [4]