Day: May 17, 2024

Joseph Paul Amoah (sprinter)
Joseph Paul Amoah (born 12 January 1997) is a Ghanaian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres and the
200 metres. He competed at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in the 100 metres and 4 × 100
metres relay, and at the 2019 African Games, he won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay.
He was also a 100 metres finalist at the 2019 African Games, finishing fourth.
Amoah has personal best times of 9.94 seconds and 20.08 seconds in the 100 metres and 200 metres
respectively. His personal best performance in the 200 metres broke the Ghanaian record previously
held by three-time Olympian Emmanuel Tuffour by 0.07 seconds. He is currently the Africa Games
champion for the 200 meters race. He won this with a time of 20.70.