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Owen Ansah

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Owen Ansah
Ansah in 2022
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 23)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m: 6.58 (Dortmund, 2023)
100m: 9.99 (Braunschweig, 2024)
200m: 20.35 (La Chaux-de-Fonds, 2021)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Germany
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Rome 4×100 m relay

Owen Ansah (born 28 November 2000) is a German sprinter. He has won 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]

Career[edit]

He 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.[2] That year, he was part of the German 4x200m relay team which won gold at the 2021 World Athletics Relays.[3] He travelled to Tokyo as part of the German sprint relay team for the delayed 2020 Olympic Games, but did not compete.[4]

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 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.[9] Later on at the championships, he was a bronze medalist in the 4 x 100 metres relay.[10]

Personal life[edit]

He has Ghanaian heritage.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Owen Ansah". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  2. ^ Willeke, Felix (August 4, 2021). "Owen Ansah: In the fast lane". Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  3. ^ "HSV SPRINTER VICTORIOUS AT WORLD RELAYS". hsv-ev.de. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  4. ^ Bronner, Maximilian (24 November 2021). "Ansah und Ansah-Peprah verlängern beim HSV". abendblatt. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  5. ^ "German Athletics Championships: Gold goes to two HSV sprinters in Berlin". ndr.de. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Owen Ansah: „Ich hoffe, dass es so weitergehen kann"". Leichtathletik.de. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Athletics World Championships: Owen Ansah satisfied despite preliminary round elimination". welt.de. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Owen Ansah: All eyes on 2024". Leichtathletik.de. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  9. ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  11. ^ Heywood Okine, Sammy (July 24, 2022). "Ghanaian Sprinters Running For Germany". newsghana. Retrieved 8 June 2024.