Sean Safo-Antwi

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Sean Safo-Antwi
Sean Safo-Antwi Birmingham 2018.jpg
Personal information
Born (1990-10-31) 31 October 1990 (age 33)
London, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
CountryGhana
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 60 metres, 100 metres
Club Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club [2]
Coached byJonas Tawiah-Dodoo (2012–)

Sean Safo-Antwi (born 31 October 1990 in London) is a Ghanaian sprinter. [3] He competed for Great Britain before switching allegiance to Ghana in early 2016, a move that the British Federation did not oppose. [4] He was due to represent Ghana for the first time at the 2016 World Indoor Championships but was withdrawn at the last minute.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]

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He competed for Ghana at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay. [6]

Sean Safo-Antwi at the 2020 Triveneto Meeting in Trieste Sean Safo-Antwi at the 2020 Triveneto Meeting in Trieste.jpg
Sean Safo-Antwi at the 2020 Triveneto Meeting in Trieste

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 9th (sf)60 m 6.63
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 9th (h)4 × 100 m relay 38.79
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 57th (h)100 m 10.43
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 7th60 m 6.60
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 50th (h)100 m 10.95
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 5th100 m 10.18
1st4 × 100 m relay 38.30
World Championships Doha, Qatar 13th (h)4 × 100 m relay 38.24
2021 World Relays Chorzów, Poland 6th (h)4 × 100 m relay 38.79 1
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 7th (h)4 × 100 m relay 38.08 (NR)1
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 33rd (h)60 m 6.71
African Championships Port Louis, Mauritius 14th (sf)100 m 10.31
World Championships Eugene, United States 5th4 × 100 m relay 38.07

1Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

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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. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  6. "Athletics SAFO-ANTWI Sean". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.