Daniel Gyasi

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Daniel Gyasi
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Born (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 29)
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
African Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville 4x100 m relay
African Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Marrakech 4x100 m relay
Updated on 26 August 2016.

Daniel Gyasi (born 25 September 1994 in Kumasi [1] ) is a Ghanaian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. [2] He won relay medals at the 2014 African Championships and 2015 African Games.

His personal bests in the event are 46.45 seconds outdoors (Warri 2015) and 47.31 seconds indoors (Albuquerque 2015).

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 16th (sf)400 m 47.86
4th4 × 400 m relay 3:10.43
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 21st (sf)400 m 47.78
12th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:11.46
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 25th (h)400 m 47.07
4 × 400 m relay DQ
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 8th400 m 46.94
2nd4 × 100 m relay 39.28
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 14th (sf)400 m 46.45
3rd4 × 100 m relay 39.78
5th4 × 400 m relay 3:05.15

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