GHA   
Date of birth:
4 x 100m 5th at World Championships 2022
4 x 100m 5th at World Championships 1997
4 x 100m All Africa Games Champion 2019
4 x 100m All Africa Games Champion 2003
4 x 100m All Africa Games Silver Medallist 2024
4 x 100m All Africa Games Silver Medallist 2011
4 x 100m All Africa Games Bronze Medallist 2015
4 x 100m African Champion 2000
4 x 100m African Championships Silver Medallist 2014
4 x 100m African Championships Silver Medallist 2008
4 x 100m African Championships Bronze Medallist 2012
4 x 100m African Championships Bronze Medallist 2010
4 x 400m World Alltime no. 65 3:04.76 Warri 24 Jul 2015
4 x 100m World Alltime no. 19 38.07 Eugene OR 23 Jul 2022

PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
4 x 100m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1952  42.27w    4h2Helsinki26 Jul
1968  39.87Aw    6h1Ciudad de México19 Oct
1970  39.82w    2Edinburgh25 Jul
1972  39.46w    2h3München9 Sep
1974  39.61w    2Christchurch2 Feb
1978  39.73w    5Edmonton12 Aug
1979  42.58Aw    5h3Ciudad de México12 Sep
1982  40.52w    6Brisbane9 Oct
1983  41.92w    7h1Helsinki9 Aug
1984  40.19w    5s1Los Angeles CA11 Aug
1987  39.77w    5h2Roma5 Sep
1988  39.13w    3h2Seoul30 Sep
1991  39.55w    7h2Tokyo31 Aug
1992  39.28w    6s1Barcelona7 Aug
1993  38.61w    5s1Stuttgart21 Aug
1994  39.79w    6Victoria28 Aug
1995  39.83w    5h2Göteborg/U12 Aug
1996  38.62w    4s1Atlanta GA2 Aug
1997  38.12w    1s1Athína9 Aug
1998  39.28w    4h2Kuala Lumpur20 Sep
2000  39.90w    1Alger12 Jul
2003  38.63w    1Abuja13 Oct
2004  38.88w    6h2Athína27 Aug
2006  39.03w    3h3Melbourne24 Mar
2007  39.49w    1h2Alger19 Jul
2008  38.91w    2Luzern16 Jul
2009  39.61w    5h2Berlin21 Aug
2010  39.31Aw    3Nairobi30 Jul
2011  38.93w    1Kumasi6 Aug
2012  39.38w    1h1Porto Novo28 Jun
2013  40.72w    6Warri14 Jun
2014  39.28w    2Marrakech12 Aug
2015  39.71w    3Brazzaville15 Sep
2016  39.68w    Cape Coast8 Jul
2017  39.76w    6Taipei28 Aug
2019  38.24w    6h1Doha4 Oct
2021  38.08w   AR 5h2Tokyo5 Aug
2022  38.07w   AR 5Eugene OR23 Jul
2023  40.04w    3h2Chengdu5 Aug
2024  38.43w    2Accra20 Mar
 
4x110y
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1962  40.74w    2Perth1 Dec
1966  39.8ayw    1Kingston13 Aug
 
4 x 400m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1960  3:10.66w    2h4Roma7 Sep
1982  3:14.31w    7Brisbane9 Oct
1992  3:05.2hw   NR Accra13 Jun
1996  3:05.53w    3h2Atlanta GA2 Aug
1999  3:08.73Aw    4h1Johannesburg17 Sep
2000  3:06.56w    1Alphen aan den Rijn31 Aug
2006  3:12.54w    6Bambous13 Aug
2007  3:11.38w    8Bangkok14 Aug
2008  3:13.81Aw    6h2Addis Ababa3 May
2009  3:22.26w    6h2Beograd11 Jul
2012  3:10.43w    4Porto Novo1 Jul
2015  3:04.76w   NR 1Warri24 Jul
2017  3:11.30w    1Cape Coast10 Jan
2022  3:11.33w    3Benin City26 Jun
2023  3:08.95w    2Lagos14 Jul
 
4 x 400m Mixed relay
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2022  3:24.86w   NR Kumasi10 Nov
2024  3:23.36w   NR 5Accra19 Mar
 
4x440y
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1954  3:18.6hw    5Vancouver7 Aug
1962  3:12.3aw    3Perth1 Dec

IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
4 x 100m
OG 1952: 4h242.27
OG 1968: 5s239.96A 6h139.87A
CWG 1970: 239.82 2h240.11
OG 1972: 7s139.99 2h339.46
CWG 1974: 239.61 3h240.32
CWG 1978: 539.73 1h239.92
WUG 1979: 5h342.58A
CWG 1982: 640.52 3h140.75
WC 1983: 7h141.92
OG 1984: 5s140.19 5h240.20
WC 1987: 6s139.94 5h239.77
OG 1988: 5s239.47 3h239.13
CWG 1990: h2DQ
WC 1991: 7h239.55
WUG 1991: 5h141.69
OG 1992: 6s139.28 4h340.11
WC 1993: 5s138.61 3h239.01
CWG 1994: 639.79 3h239.84
WC 1995: 5h239.83
OG 1996: 4s138.62 3=h139.47 DNS
WC 1997: 538.26 1s138.12 1h138.41
CWG 1998: 4h239.28 DQ
WC 1999: h1DQ
AfrC 2000: 139.90
OG 2000: h3DNF
AAG 2003: 138.63
WC 2003: 7s138.88 4h138.94
OG 2004: 6h238.88
AfrC 2006: 340.12
CWG 2006: 3h339.03 DNF
AAG 2007: 439.59 1h239.49
AfrC 2007: 2-1941.39
WUG 2007: 741.34 5h241.27
AfrC 2008: 240.30A
WC 2009: 5h239.61
AfrC 2010: 339.31A 2h139.83A
CWG 2010: 2h139.81
AAG 2011: 238.95
WC 2011: 4h139.17
WUG 2011: 5h341.13
AfrC 2012: 339.40 1h139.38
WUG 2013: 3h241.59
AfrC 2014: 239.28 2h139.64
AAG 2015: 339.71 4h239.86
WUG 2015: 3h139.99
AfrC 2016: 640.21
WUG 2017: 639.76 4h439.77
AAG 2019: 138.30 1h238.80
WC 2019: 6h138.24
WUG 2019: 3h240.04 DQ
OG 2021: 5h238.08 DQ
CWG 2022: h2DQ
WC 2022: 538.07 3h138.58
WUG 2023: 3h240.04
AAG 2024: 238.43 1h238.67
4x110y
CWG 1962: 240.74 2h241.29
CWG 1966: 139.8ay 1h239.9ay
4 x 400m
OG 1960: 5s23:11.03 2h43:10.66
CWG 1982: 73:14.31
OG 1996: 3h23:05.53
AAG 1999: 63:10.52A 4h13:08.73A
AfrC 2000: 53:09.58
OG 2000: 4h43:07.07
AfrC 2006: 63:12.54
AfrC 2007: 2-193:13.89
WUG 2007: 83:11.38 2h33:13.08
AfrC 2008: 6h23:13.81A
WUG 2009: 6h23:22.26
WUG 2011: h2DQ
AfrC 2012: 43:10.43
WJ 2012: 5h3-193:11.46
WUG 2013: h2DNF
CWG 2014: h1DQ
AAG 2015: 53:05.15 2h23:08.23
WUG 2015: 4h23:13.74
4 x 400m Mixed relay
AAG 2024: 53:23.36 2h13:23.87
4x440y
CWG 1954: 53:18.6h
CWG 1962: 33:12.3a 2h23:14.03

PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
4 x 100m
Outdoor38.07    AREugene OR23 Jul 2022
 
4 x 400m
Outdoor3:04.76    NRWarri24 Jul 2015
 
4 x 400m Mixed relay
Outdoor3:23.36    NRAccra19 Mar 2024

AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS


4 x 100m, 10 best results (legal):
38.07   5Eugene OR23 Jul 2022
38.08   5h2Tokyo5 Aug 2021
38.12   1s1Athína9 Aug 1997
38.24   6h1Doha4 Oct 2019
38.26   5Athína10 Aug 1997
38.30   1Rabat28 Aug 2019
38.41   1h1Athína9 Aug 1997
38.43   2Accra20 Mar 2024
38.58   3h1Eugene OR22 Jul 2022
38.61   5s1Stuttgart21 Aug 1993
 
Average: 38.31
 

4 x 400m, 10 best results (legal):
3:04.76   1Warri24 Jul 2015
3:05.15   5Brazzaville17 Sep 2015
3:05.2h   Accra13 Jun 1992
3:05.53   3h2Atlanta GA2 Aug 1996
3:06.56   1Alphen aan den Rijn31 Aug 2000
3:07.07   4h4Sydney29 Sep 2000
3:08.23   2h2Brazzaville16 Sep 2015
3:08.73A   4h1Johannesburg17 Sep 1999
3:08.95   2Lagos14 Jul 2023
3:09.58   5Alger14 Jul 2000
 
Average: 3:06.976
 

Total results in db: 140

By event:

4 x 100m:102
4x110y:4
4 x 400m:28
4 x 400m Mixed relay:3
4x440y:3

IN 2024

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

4 x 100m
38.67iw
SB
1h2AAGAccraAAG, Accra19 Mar 
 Edwin Gadayi, Benjamin Azamati,
Solomon Hammond Kweku, Joseph Amoah
38.43iw
SB
2AAGAccraAAG, Accra20 Mar 
 Edwin Gadayi, Benjamin Azamati,
Solomon Hammond Kweku, Joseph Amoah
4 x 400m Mixed relay
3:23.87iw
NR PB
2h1AAGAccraAAG, Accra18 Mar 
 Solomon Diafo, Grace Aduntira,
Daniel Otibo, Bridget Annan
3:23.36iw
NR PB
5AAGAccraAAG, Accra19 Mar 
 Solomon Diafo, Grace Aduntira,
Daniel Otibo, Bridget Annan

TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
1970Outdoor4 x 100m1039.82
1972Outdoor4 x 100m1139.46
1974Outdoor4 x 100m839.61
1978Outdoor4 x 100m1339.73
1982Outdoor4 x 100m1540.52
1982Outdoor4 x 400m193:14.31
1984Outdoor4 x 100m1340.19
1987Outdoor4 x 100m1639.77
1988Outdoor4 x 100m1139.13
1991Outdoor4 x 100m1639.55
1992Outdoor4 x 100m939.28
1992Outdoor4 x 400m173:05.2h
1993Outdoor4 x 100m738.61
1994Outdoor4 x 100m1839.79
1995Outdoor4 x 100m2639.83
1996Outdoor4 x 100m638.62
1996Outdoor4 x 400m193:05.53
1997Outdoor4 x 100m438.12
1998Outdoor4 x 100m1439.28
2000Outdoor4 x 100m8339.90
2000Outdoor4 x 400m683:06.56
2003Outdoor4 x 100m1138.63
2004Outdoor4 x 100m1638.88
2006Outdoor4 x 100m2539.03
2007Outdoor4 x 100m4939.49
2008Outdoor4 x 100m2438.91
2009Outdoor4 x 100m7939.61
2010Outdoor4 x 100m4539.31A
2011Outdoor4 x 100m2938.93
2014Outdoor4 x 100m6539.28
2015Outdoor4 x 100m4639.71
2015Outdoor4 x 400m263:04.76
2016Outdoor4 x 100m3939.68
2017Outdoor4 x 100m4439.76
2017Outdoor4 x 400m643:11.30
2019Outdoor4 x 100m1238.24
2021Outdoor4 x 100m638.08
2022Outdoor4 x 100m738.07
2022Outdoor4 x 400m613:11.33
2022Outdoor4 x 400m Mixed relay363:24.86
2024Outdoor4 x 100m238.43
2024Outdoor4 x 400m Mixed relay63:23.36

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