Personal information | |
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Born | Saint-Isidore, Canada | 28 April 1993
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 ]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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 |
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