Sean Safo-Antwi

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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did not oppose.[4] He was due to represent Ghana for the first time at the 2016 World Indoor Championships but was withdrawn at the last minute.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]

Born (1990-10-31) 31 October 1990 (age 35)
London, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
CountryGhana
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Sean Safo-Antwi
Safo-Antwi at the 2018 World Indoor Championships
Personal information
Born (1990-10-31) 31 October 1990 (age 35)
London, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
CountryGhana
SportTrack and field
Events
60 metres, 100 metres
ClubEnfield and Haringey Athletic Club[2]
Coached byJonas Tawiah-Dodoo (2012–)
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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

Competition record

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  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  Ghana
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 57th (h) 100 m 10.43
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 7th 60 m 6.60
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 50th (h) 100 m 10.95
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 5th 100 m 10.18
1st 4 × 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 38.791
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 5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.07
2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom 16th (SF) 100 m 10.36
DQ 4 × 100 m TR 24.11
2025 World Athletics Relays Guangzhou, China 13th (h) 4 x 100 m relay 38.49 SB
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1Disqualified in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 10.12 (+1.8 m/s, London 2022)
  • 200 metres – 20.76 (+0.3 m/s, Newham 2016)

Indoor

  • 60 metres – 6.55 (Mondeville 2016)

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