Martin Owusu-Antwi

Martin Owusu-Antwi (born April 15, 1995)[1] is a Ghanaian sprinter specializing in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He gained his first international experience in the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju and also in the Ghana 4 x 100 meters relay. He also took part in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Australian Gold Coast running in the 200 meter race. He then went on to participate for the first time in the African Games in Rabat where he reached the semifinals and won his first Gold medal in the Men's 4 × 100 metres relay.[2]

Martin Owusu-Antwi
Personal information
Full nameMartin Owusu-Antwi
Born (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995
Kumasi, Ghana
Height5 ft 07in (170 cm)
Weight152 (69 kg)
Sport
CountryGhana
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100m, 4 x 100 m, 200 m
College teamCoppin State Eagles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60 m: 6.84s (Feb 25, 2018)

100 m: 10.45s (11 May 2019)

200 m: 20.79s (February 25, 2018)

200 m: 20.70s (May 24, 2019
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Ghana
African Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Rabat4×100 m relay

Athletics

Martin Owusu-Antwi won his first international experience at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, where he was eliminated in the 100-meter race with 10.97 seconds in the quarterfinals and with the Ghana 4-by-100-meter relay with 39, Eliminated in the preliminary round in 99s. The following year he retired from the Durban African Championship in the 200-meter race with 21.02 s in the semi-finals and finished sixth in the relay in 40.21 s. In 2018 he participated in the Commonwealth Games on the Australian Gold Coast, over 200 meters, and there he reached the semifinals, where he was eliminated with 25.95 seconds. In 2019 he participated for the first time in the African Games in Rabat and reached the semifinals of more than 200 meters, in which he was eliminated with 20.97 s and won the gold medal with the relay with a new player record of 38, 30 s. This gave him a starting place in the Doha World Championship relay, in which 38.24 seconds were not enough for a final. Martin Owusu-Antwi is a student at Coppin State University in Baltimore.[3][4]

Personal bests
  • 100 meters: 10.45 s (+0.6 m / s), May 11, 2019 in Charlotte
  • 60 meters (hall): 6.72 s, February 25, 2018, in Boston
  • 200 meters: 20.70 s (+0.3 m / s), May 24, 2019 in Jacksonville
  • 200 meters (hall): 20.79 s, February 25, 2018, in Boston

International competitions
Year Competition Country Event Result Time
2015 Summer Universiade South Korea Gwangju 100 m floors Quarter Finals 10"79
4x100 m Batteria 39"99
2016 African Championships South Africa Durban 200 m floors Semifinal 21"02
4x100 m 6º 40"21
2018 Commonwealth Games Australia Gold Coast 200 m floors Semifinal 25"95
2019 African Games Morocco Rabat 200 m floors Semifinal 20"97
4x100 m Gold 38"30
World Athletics Championships Qatar Doha 4x100 m Batteria 38"24

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Collegiate competitions

Representing Coppin State Eagles
Year Competition Position Event Time Wind Venue
2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships 12th 4x100 39.24 N/A Austin, United States
2019 Conference USA Outdoor Championships 3rd 100 m 10.49 +1.1 Charlotte, United States
2nd 100 m 10.45 +0.6
2nd 200 m 20.87 -0.1
1st 4x100 39.35 N/A
1st 4x100 3:14:50 N/A
2019 NCAA Division I East Region Preliminary Rounds 16th 200 m 20.73 +1.4 Jacksonville, United States
19th 200 m 20.70 +0.3
10th 4x100 39.22 N/A
2nd 4x100 3:04.09 N/A

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References
  1. "Athletics | Athlete Profile: Martin OWUSU-ANTWI - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  2. "Ghana Athletics team get support ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifier". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  3. "Martin Owusu-Antwi – Wikipedia". de.wikipedia.org (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  4. Martin Owusu-Antwi , .
  5. "Martin Owusu-Antwi", Wikipedia (in Italian), 2020-05-03, retrieved 2021-08-22
  6. "TFRRS | Martin Owusu-Antwi - Track and Field Results & Statistics". www.tfrrs.org. Retrieved 2021-08-22.

Martin Owusu-Antwi at World Athletics


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