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| Nationality | Ghanaian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 27) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60m: 6.57 (Birmingham, 2024) 100m: 10.02 (Eugene, 2024) 200m: 20.12 (Eugene, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Abdul-Rasheed Saminu (born 6 October 1997) is a Ghanaian sprinter.
Early life
Saminu is from the village of Nanumba in Ghana where he was a keen football player before being encouraged towards athletics. He attended the American universities Florida Memorial University and the University of South Florida after being recruited by USF head coach Erik Jenkins.
Career
Saminu ran a wind-aided (+3.6 m/s) 9.95 seconds for the 100m at the South Florida Invitational in April 2024.
Saminu won the gold in the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay at the AAC Championships in May 2024 in San Antonio, United States. His efforts included a personal best time in the 100m of 10.03 seconds in a legal wind (-0.8) and ran a time of 20.34 seconds in the 200m.
Saminu ran 10.02 seconds for the 100m at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. In the 200 metres on the same day he ran a personal best of 20.12 in the 200 metres. Later that month, he was part of the Ghana 4x100m relay team that won gold at the African Championships in Douala, Cameroon.
References
- "Abdul-Rasheed Saminu". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- Barie, Sean (April 16, 2024). "USF Sprinter keeps Olympic aspirations alive". Fox13news. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- Lewis, Kevin (9 May 2024). "USF sprinter Saminu looks to lead Bulls to second title". ancactionnews. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- Laryea, Beatrice (15 April 2024). "Abdul-Rasheed Saminu eyeing a place at 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Graphic.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- Adjei-Mintah, Yaw (13 May 2024). ""Not Done Yet"- Abdul-Rasheed after winning three gold medals in AAC Outdoor Championship". citisportsonline. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- Rodriguez, Kyle (7 June 2024). "Here Are The NCAA Track And Field Championships Results On Day 3". Flotrack. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- "Ghana's men's relay team beats Nigeria to win gold at African Athletics Championships". Pulse. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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