Owen Ansah
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 November 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | Hamburger SV | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Sebastian Bayer | ||||||||||||||
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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, and the Indoor national title over 60 metres. He won a bronze medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay.[2]
Career
Ansah 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 4 × 200 m 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 × 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 4 × 100 m relay at the Games.[14]
He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Men's 4 × 100 metres relay in May 2025. On the second day of the competition he helped Germany place sixth overall, having previously helped the country secure a qualifying place for the upcoming World Championships.[15]
In September 2025, he competed in the 100 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[16][17] He also ran in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the championships as the German team placed fifth.[18]
In February 2026, he ran the 60 metres in 6.55 seconds in Karlsruhe.[19] Later that month, he equalled his personal best 6.55 seconds to win the German Indoor Championships 60 metres race on 28 February 2026.[20]
Personal life
He has Ghanaian heritage.[21]
References
- ^ a b c "ANSAH Owen". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "Owen Ansah". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Willeke, Felix (August 4, 2021). "Owen Ansah: In the fast lane". Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "HSV SPRINTER VICTORIOUS AT WORLD RELAYS". hsv-ev.de. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Bronner, Maximilian (24 November 2021). "Ansah und Ansah-Peprah verlängern beim HSV". abendblatt. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "German Athletics Championships: Gold goes to two HSV sprinters in Berlin". ndr.de. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Owen Ansah: "Ich hoffe, dass es so weitergehen kann"". Leichtathletik.de. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Athletics World Championships: Owen Ansah satisfied despite preliminary round elimination". welt.de. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Owen Ansah: All eyes on 2024". Leichtathletik.de. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "German 100m record of 9.99 for Ansah". European-Athletics. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Men's 100 Metres - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Men's 4 x 100 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Men's 4x100 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "76 für Tokio: Das deutsche WM-Team steht". Leichtathletik.de. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Hunter Bell clocks world-leading 1500m in Karlsruhe as Mahuchikh clears 2.01m". World Athletics. 8 Feb 2026. Retrieved 8 Feb 2026.
- ^ "WM-Normen im Sprint-Showdown sorgen für krönenden Tages-Abschluss". Leichtathletik. 28 Feb 2026. Retrieved 28 Feb 2026.
- ^ Heywood Okine, Sammy (July 24, 2022). "Ghanaian Sprinters Running For Germany". newsghana. Retrieved 8 June 2024.