Joshua Abuaku (born 7 July 1996) is a German
400 metres hurdler
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women.
On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once ar ...
.
Career
He won a silver medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in
Eskilstuna, Sweden. He was selected to compete in the
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women.
On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...
at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
. He ran a season best time of 49.50 to reach the semi-finals.
Personal life
He was Born in Germany, Abuaku is of Ghanaian descent.
References
1996 births
Living people
German male hurdlers
German sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Germany
Sportspeople from Oberhausen
European Games competitors for Germany
Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
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