Alex Amankwah

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Alex Amankwah

| image = 2023 African Games Race 05 Alex Amankwah (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Alex Amankwah at the 2023 African Games

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|03|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Accra, Ghana

| height = 6 ft 0 in

| weight = 150 lb

| sport = Athletics

| event = 400 m, 800 m

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| collegeteam = Alabama Crimson Tide

| education = University of Alabama

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Alex Amankwah (born 2 March 1992) is a Ghanaian middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. He attended college and competed in athletics at the University of Alabama, where he set a school record and was a First Team All-American in the indoor 800 metres. He qualified for the 800 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, China but was unable to compete due to visa issues. He also represented Ghana in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2015 African Games.

Amankwah represented Ghana in the 800 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Competition record

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2015 \|African Games \|Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo \|5th \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:05.15
2016 \|Olympic Games \|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \|47th (h) \|800 m \|1:50.33
2017 \|World Championships \|London, United Kingdom \|32nd (h) \|800 m \|1:47.56
2018 \|Commonwealth Games \|Gold Coast, Australia \|11th (h) \|800 m \|1:47.80
rowspan=2\|2022 \|World Indoor Championships \|Belgrade, Serbia \|20th (h) \|800 m \|1:49.96
World Championships \|Eugene, United States \| – \|800 m \|DQ
2024 \|African Games \|Accra, Ghana \|5th \|800 m \|1:46.53

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2015

|African Games

|Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

|5th

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:05.15

2016

|Olympic Games

|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|47th (h)

|800 m

|1:50.33

2017

|World Championships

|London, United Kingdom

|32nd (h)

|800 m

|1:47.56

2018

|Commonwealth Games

|Gold Coast, Australia

|11th (h)

|800 m

|1:47.80

rowspan=2|2022

|World Indoor Championships

|Belgrade, Serbia

|20th (h)

|800 m

|1:49.96

World Championships

|Eugene, United States

| –

|800 m

|DQ

2024

|African Games

|Accra, Ghana

|5th

|800 m

|1:46.53

Personal bests

Outdoor

800 metres – 1:44.80 (Marietta GA, 19 May 2017)
600 metres – 1:15.88 (Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA 30 APR 2022)
400 metres – 46.34 (Tallahassee FL, 25 March 2016)

Indoor

800 metres – 1:46.46 (Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL 05 MAR 2022)
600 metres – 1:15.76 (Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY 18 FEB 2022)

References

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{{cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/ghana/alex-amankwah-288740 |title=Alex Amankwah athlete profile |accessdate=2016-08-05 |work=iaaf.org}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics/2015/15th-iaaf-world-championships-4875/men/800-metres/heats/startlist |title=800 Metres Men: 15th IAAF World Championships |accessdate=2016-08-05 |work=iaaf.org}}

{{cite web |url=http://sport.citifmonline.com/2015/08/22/alex-amankwah-janet-amponsah-to-miss-world-championships-due-to-visa-problems/ |title=Alex Amankwah, Janet Amponsah to Miss World Championships Due to Visa Problems |accessdate=2016-08-06 |work=citifmonline.com}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.rolltide.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2206 |title=Alex Amankwah |accessdate=15 September 2022|work=Alabama Crimson Tide|publisher=University of Alabama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814165902/http://www.rolltide.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2206|archive-date=14 August 2016|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web |url=http://brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com/pdf/AT/CLS-ASM-4x400-1ERTOUR-RIEP.PDF |title=2015 African Games: 4 x 400 Relay - Men - First Round |accessdate=2016-08-05 |work=brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307091534/http://brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com/pdf/AT/CLS-ASM-4x400-1ERTOUR-RIEP.PDF |archive-date=2016-03-07 }}

{{cite web |url=http://starrfmonline.com/1.8487191 |title=Alex Amankwah qualifies for Rio 2016 |accessdate=2016-08-05 |work=starrfmonline.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808035803/http://starrfmonline.com/1.8487191 |archive-date=2016-08-08 }}

{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-800m |title=Rio 2016 - Men's 800m - Standings |accessdate=2016-08-12 |work=rio2016.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826085921/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-800m |archive-date=2016-08-26 }}

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External links

{{SR/Olympics profile|am/alex-amankwah-1}}
{{olympedia}}

Category:1992 births

Category:Living people

Category:Ghanaian male middle-distance runners

Category:Olympic athletes for Ghana

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Category:African Games competitors for Ghana

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games

Category:Alabama Crimson Tide men's track and field athletes

Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Ghana

Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States

Category:Athletes from Accra

Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen