Owen Ansah

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Owen Ansah
Ansah in 2022
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24)
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
ClubHamburger SV
Coached bySebastian Bayer
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
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, the first German to run under 10 seconds for the 100 metres. He has won German national titles over 100 and 200 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay.[2]

Career

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.[3] That year, he was part of the German 4x200m 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 x 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 4x100m relay at the Games.[14]

Personal life

He has Ghanaian heritage.[15]

References

  1. ^ "ANSAH Owen". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Owen Ansah". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  3. ^ Willeke, Felix (August 4, 2021). "Owen Ansah: In the fast lane". Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  4. ^ "HSV SPRINTER VICTORIOUS AT WORLD RELAYS". hsv-ev.de. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  5. ^ Bronner, Maximilian (24 November 2021). "Ansah und Ansah-Peprah verlängern beim HSV". abendblatt. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  6. ^ "German Athletics Championships: Gold goes to two HSV sprinters in Berlin". ndr.de. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Owen Ansah: "Ich hoffe, dass es so weitergehen kann"". Leichtathletik.de. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Athletics World Championships: Owen Ansah satisfied despite preliminary round elimination". welt.de. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Owen Ansah: All eyes on 2024". Leichtathletik.de. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  11. ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  12. ^ "German 100m record of 9.99 for Ansah". European-Athletics. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Men's 100 Metres - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Men's 4 x 100 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  15. ^ Heywood Okine, Sammy (July 24, 2022). "Ghanaian Sprinters Running For Germany". newsghana. Retrieved 8 June 2024.