Owen Ansah
German athlete (born 2000)
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Owen Ansah (born 28 November 2000) is a German sprinter, the first German to run under 10 seconds for the 100 metres. He has won German national titles over 100 and 200 metres, and the Indoor national title over 60 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay.[2]
Ansah in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 28 November 2000[1] |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | |
| Club | Hamburger SV |
| Coached by | Sebastian Bayer |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Medal record | |
Biography
Ansah grew up in Hamburg and started athletics in 2014. In 2021, he became German champion in the 200 meters in Braunschweig running a time of 20.89 seconds.[3] That year, he was part of the German 4 × 200 m relay team which won gold at the 2021 World Athletics Relays.[4] He travelled to Tokyo as part of the German sprint relay team for the delayed 2020 Olympic Games, but did not compete.[5]
In Leipzig in February 2022, he won the German national title over 200 metres indoors.[6] In June 2022, he won German national titles over both 100 metres and 200 metres in Berlin.[7] He competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon over 200 metres.[8]
He set a new personal best over 60 metres at the start of 2023, but missed most of the year with injury.[9]
He qualified for the final at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome over 100 metres. He finished fifth in the final in 10.17 seconds.[10] Later on at the championships, he was a bronze medalist in the 4 × 100 metres relay.[11]
In June 2024, he won the 100 metres at the German Championships in Braunschweig, breaking the 10-second barrier for the first time.[12] He competed in the 100 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[13] He also competed in the men's 4 × 100 m relay at the Games.[14]
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 Germany place sixth overall, having previously helped the country secure a qualifying place for the upcoming World Championships.[15]
In September 2025, he competed in the 100 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[16][17] He also ran in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the championships as the German team placed fifth.[18]
In February 2026, he ran the 60 metres in 6.55 seconds in Karlsruhe.[19] Later that month, he equalled his personal best 6.55 seconds to win the German Indoor Championships 60 metres race on 28 February 2026.[20] As part of the Germany squad for the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, he was a member of the men’s team which ran a national record 37.67 seconds to earn a qualification spot for the final on the opening day.[21][22] The following day, the quartet won the bronze medal in the final running a time of 37.76.[23]
Personal life
He has Ghanaian heritage.[24]