Benjamin Ayesu-Attah

Benjamin Ayesu-Attah

Personal information
Born	(1993-04-28) 28 April 1993 (age 31) Saint-Isidore, Canada
Education	University of Idaho [1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres, 200 metres
College team	Idaho Vandals
Club	Coquitlam Cheetahs

Benjamin Kweku Ayesu-Attah (born 28 April 1993) is a Canadian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. ^[3] He won the gold medal at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie.^{[ citation needed ]}

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Canada
2009	World Youth Championships	Brixen, Italy	18th (sf)	400 m	48.72
			5th	Medley relay	1:53.51
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	40th (h)	400 m	48.08
			14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.68
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	14th (sf)	400 m	47.11
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.26
2014	NACAC U23 Championships	Kamloops, Canada	4th	400 m	47.06
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.78
2017	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	7th (B)	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.52
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	1st	400 m	46.43
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:14.29
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	5th	400 m	46.53
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:11.09

Personal bests

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Outdoor

• 200 metres – 21.31 (-0.8 m/s) (Orem 2014)
• 400 metres – 46.20 (Edmonton 2016)

Indoor

• 200 metres – 21.90 (Moscow, ID 2016)
• 400 metres – 47.23 (Albuquerque 2013)

References

1. College team bio
2. 2013 Universiade bio
3. Benjamin Ayesu-Attah at World Athletics
4. All-Athletics profile