Sean Safo-Antwi

Sean Safo-Antwi
	Safo-Antwi at the 2018 World Indoor Championships
Personal information
Born	31 October 1990 (age 34); London, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country	Ghana
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	60 metres, 100 metres
Club	Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club
Coached by	Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo (2012–)

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did not oppose.^[4] He was due to represent Ghana for the first time at the 2016 World Indoor Championships but was withdrawn at the last minute.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

He competed for Ghana at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay.^[6]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	9th (sf)	60 m	6.63
2015	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
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	50th (h)	100 m	10.95
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	5th	100 m	10.18
	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	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

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)

References

^ "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.

External links

[1] "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.

[2] Power of 10 profile

[3] "Sean Safo-Antwi". IAAF. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

[4] "Sean Safo-Antwi cleared to switch sides from Britain to Ghana". The Guardian. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.

[5] "Sean Safo-Antwi athlete profile". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

[6] "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.

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