Alex Amankwah (born 2 March 1992) is a

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ian middle-distance runner specialising in the

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. He attended college and competed in athletics at the

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, where he set a school record and was a

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in the indoor 800 metres. He qualified for the 800 metres at the 2015 World Championships in

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but was unable to compete due to visa issues. He also represented Ghana in the

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at the

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. Amankwah represented

in the 800 metres at the

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Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

– 1:44.80 (Marietta GA, 19 May 2017) *

600 metres The 600 metres is a rarely run middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. It is most often run at high school indoor track and field competitions. All-time top 25 *i = indoor performance *A = affected by altitude *h = ha ...

– 1:15.88 (Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA 30 APR 2022) *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

– 46.34 (Tallahassee FL, 25 March 2016) Indoor *

– 1:46.46 (Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL 05 MAR 2022) *

– 1:15.76 (Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY 18 FEB 2022)

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* * 1992 births Living people Ghanaian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Ghana Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics African Games competitors for Ghana Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games Alabama Crimson Tide men's track and field athletes Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Ghana Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Sportspeople from Accra {{Ghana-athletics-bio-stub