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Ghanaian sprinter
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Emmanuel Tuffour (born December 2, 1966) is a retired Ghanaian sprinter. His best performance in a global event was a seventh place at the 1993 World Championships, but at the 1992 Olympics he failed to qualify for the final by 0.01 second. Tuffour is one of the current national record holders in 4 x 100 m relay with 38,12 seconds, achieved at the 1997 World Championships in Athens.As an experienced. retired athletic champion he plans to put up an athletic academy in his country, Ghana to help give the necessary development to the next generation in the year 2020.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ghana
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 14th (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 39.94
1988 African Championships Annaba, Algeria 2nd 200 m 21.00
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.44
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 21st (qf) 100 m 10.37
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 27th (h) 60 m 6.85
15th (h) 200 m 22.09
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 11th (sf) 60 m 6.69
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 12th (qf) 100 m 10.19
14th (sf) 200 m 20.91
13th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.55
All-Africa Games Cairo, Egypt 3rd 100 m 10.30
2nd 200 m 20.59
1992 African Championships Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius 2nd 200 m 21.28
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 13th (sf) 100 m 10.34
11th (sf) 200 m 20.78
8th (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 39.28
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 15th (sf) 60 m 6.78
– 200 m DQ
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 11th (sf) 100 m 10.23
7th 200 m 20.49
6th (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 38.61
1994 World Cup London, United Kingdom 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.97
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 16th (qf) 100 m 10.29
18th (qf) 200 m 20.61
21st (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.83
All-Africa Games Harare, Zimbabwe 2nd 100 m 10.28
2nd 200 m 20.29
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.12
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 13th (sf) 100 m 10.22
14th (sf) 200 m 20.61
6th (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 38.62
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 27th (h) 60 m 6.73
26th (h) 200 m 21.88
World Championships Athens, Greece 14th (sf) 100 m 10.33
28th (h) 200 m 21.25
5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.26

Representing Africa
Did not start in the final

External links

African Games champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay


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