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did not oppose.[4] He was due to represent Ghana for the first time at the 2016 World Indoor Championships but was withdrawn at the last minute.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]
 Safo-Antwi at the 2018 World Indoor Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 October 1990 London, England |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 60 metres, 100 metres |
| Club | Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club[2] |
| Coached by | Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo (2012–) |
He competed for Ghana at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay.[6]
Competition record
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
| 2021 | 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 | |
1Disqualified in the final
Personal bests
editOutdoor
- 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)
References
edit- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Power of 10 profile
- ^ "Sean Safo-Antwi". IAAF. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Sean Safo-Antwi cleared to switch sides from Britain to Ghana". The Guardian. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Sean Safo-Antwi athlete profile". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Athletics SAFO-ANTWI Sean". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
