Ibrahim Fuseini
Ghanaian athlete (born 2002)
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Ibrahim Fuseini (born 24 November 2002) is a Ghanaian sprinter.[1]
100m: 10.15 (San Antonio, 2024)
200m: 20.32 (San Antonio, 2024)
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| Born | 24 November 2002 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60m: 6.51 (Lubbock, 2025) 100m: 10.15 (San Antonio, 2024) 200m: 20.32 (San Antonio, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He qualified for the final of the 200 metres at the 2023 African Games, placing fourth overall.[2][3]
He competed for Ghana in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. After initially failing to get the baton round they successfully navigated the recharge round to qualify for the Paris Olympics.[4][5] He was a gold medalist in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2024 African Championships in Douala, Cameroon in June 2024.[6]
He was a member of the Ghanaian 4 x 100 metres relay team which competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[7] Alongside Abdul-Rasheed Saminu, Benjamin Azamati, and Joseph Paul Amoah he helped record a time of 38.62 seconds in Heat 2. However, they later suffered a disqualification due to an infringement during the baton exchange.[8]
In February 2025, he ran a personal best 6.51 seconds for the 60 metres whilst competing in the United States.[9] He was selected for the 60 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing.[10] He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Men's 4 × 100 metres relay in May 2025. On the second day of the competition he helped Ghana secure a qualifying place for the upcoming World Championships.[11]
In September 2025, he competed in the 200 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[12] He also ran in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the championships as the Ghana team placed fourth.[13]
Personal life
He attended East Texas A&M University, the St Augustine’s College, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana.[14][15]
Career statistics
Figures from World Athletics profile.[16]
Personal bests
| Surface | Distance | Time (s) | W (m/s) | Date | Location | Notes |
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| Outdoor | 60 metres | 6.51 | 14 February 2025 | Lubbock, USA | ||
| 100 metres | 10.03 | -3.0 | 1 May 2025 | Lubbock, USA | ||
| 200 metres | 20.20 | +0.4 | 17 May 2025 | Houston, USA | ||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 38.29 | N/a | 5 May 2024 | Nassau, The Bahamas | ||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 6.92 | N/a | 11 May 2024 | San Antonio, USA |
International championships
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Notes |
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| 2019 | African U18 Athletics | Abidjan | 6th (F) | 100 m | 10.96[17] | +0.7 | |
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 4th (F) | 200 m | 20.85 | ||
| 2024 World Athletics Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd (rep) | 4 x 100 m | 38.29 | |||
| African Championships in Athletics | Douala, Cameroon | 1st | 4 x 100 m | 38.63 | |||
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | DQ | 200 m | TR 24.7 | |||
| 2025 | World Athletics Relay | Guangzhou, China | 4th (rep) | 4 x 100 m | 38.32 | SB | |
| World Athletics Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 38th (h) | 200 m | 20.66 | −0.1 |
100m progression
| Year | Time | Location | Date | Notes |
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| 2019 | 10.79 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 16 April 2019 | [17] |
| 2024 | 10.19 | San Antonio, United States | 11 May 2024 | [18] |
| 2025 | 10.03 | Lubbock, United States | 1 May 2025 | [19] |
200m progression
| Year | Time | Location | Date | Notes |
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| 2023 | 20.82 | Nashville, United States | 3 June 2023 | [20] |
| 2024 | 20.32 | San Antonio, United States | 11 May 2024 | [21] |
| 2025 | 20.20 | Houston, United States | 17 May 2025 | [22] |