Owen Ansah
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| Personal best(s) | 60m: 6.58 (Dortmund, 2023) 100m: 10.08 (Regensburg, 2022) 200m: 20.35 (La Chaux-de-Fonds, 2021) | ||||||||||||||
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Owen Ansah (born 28 November 2000) is a German sprinter. He had won a German national titles over 100 metres and 200 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay. [1]
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Career
He grew up in
In Leipzig in February 2022, he won the German national title over 200 metres indoors.[5] In June 2022, he won German national titles over both 100 metres and 200 metres in Berlin.[6] He competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon over 200 metres.[7]
He set a new personal best over 60 metres at the start of 2023, but missed most of the year with injury.[8]
He was qualified for the final at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome over 100 metres and finished fifth in the final in 10.17 seconds.[9] Later on at the championships, he won a bronze medalist in the 4 x 100 metres relay.[10]
Personal life
He has Ghanaian heritage.[11]
References
- ^ "Owen Ansah". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Willeke, Felix (August 4, 2021). "Owen Ansah: In the fast lane". Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "HSV SPRINTER VICTORIOUS AT WORLD RELAYS". hsv-ev.de. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Bronner, Maximilian (24 November 2021). "Ansah und Ansah-Peprah verlängern beim HSV". abendblatt. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "German Athletics Championships: Gold goes to two HSV sprinters in Berlin". ndr.de. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Owen Ansah: „Ich hoffe, dass es so weitergehen kann"". Leichtathletik.de. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Athletics World Championships: Owen Ansah satisfied despite preliminary round elimination". welt.de. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Owen Ansah: All eyes on 2024". Leichtathletik.de. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Heywood Okine, Sammy (July 24, 2022). "Ghanaian Sprinters Running For Germany". newsghana. Retrieved 8 June 2024.