Eric Akogyiram (born 25 June 1969) is a retired

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

ian sprinter who specialized in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

. He won the silver medal at the

1987 All-Africa Games The 4th All-Africa Games were played from August 1, 1987, to August 12, 1987, in Nairobi, Kenya. 42 countries participated in fourteen sports. From the beginning the intent had been to hold the African Games every four years. Economic difficulti ...

. The same year he competed at the 1987 World Championships, reaching the semi-final with the

relay team A relay race is a racing competition where members of a team take turns completing parts of racecourse or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games. Relay races are common in running, orient ...

. He also competed at the 1992 Olympic Games. His personal best time was 10.23 seconds, achieved in April 1990 in Provo.World men's all-time best 100m (last updated 2001)
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* 1969 births Living people Ghanaian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ghana African Games silver medalists for Ghana African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ghana-athletics-bio-stub