Seth Amoo

Seth Amoo (born 20 March 1983) is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. ^[1]

Amoo represented Ghana at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 200 metres and placed fourth in his first round heat in a time of 20.91 seconds, which was not enough to qualify for the second round. ^[1]

Amoo was an All-American sprinter for the Arizona State Sun Devils track and field team, finishing runner-up in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2004 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2005 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. ^{[2] [3]}

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Ghana
2006	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	7th	200 m	21.70
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	40.12
	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	25th (qf)	100 m	10.75
			16th (sf)	200 m	21.19
			4th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.03
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	2nd	200 m	20.88
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	39.59
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	30th (h)	200 m	20.85
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	28th (h)	60 m	6.88
	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	9th (sf)	200 m	21.46
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	40.30
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	33rd (h)	200 m	20.91
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	35th (h)	200 m	21.04
			13th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.61

Personal bests

• 60 metres - 6.70 s (2008)
• 100 metres - 10.30 s (2004)
• 200 metres - 20.36 s (2005)
• 400 metres - 46.08 s (2003)

References

1. Athlete biography: Seth Amoo, beijing2008.cn, ret: Sep 01, 2008
2. "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024. "Track and Field News NCAA Outdoor m4x4" (PDF). Track and Field News . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
3. "4 × 100 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024. "Track and Field News NCAA Outdoor m4x1" (PDF). Track and Field News . Retrieved 28 December 2024.

External links

• Seth Amoo at World Athletics