Solomon Amegatcher (born 20 December 1970) is a retired

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ian sprinter who specialized in the

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. He reached the semi-final at the 1993 World Championships, and also competed at the

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and

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. His personal best times were 45.42 seconds in the 400 metres and 21.15 seconds in the 200 metres, both achieved in 1993. Amegatcher co-held the Ghanaian record in the

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of 3:05.2 which lasted from 1992 to 2015.Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men)
- GBR Athletics In college, Amegatcher was a 3-time

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All-American for the

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in the 400-metres and

, and participated in setting the indoor school record in the 4X400 metre relay of 3:08.03 at the

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in 1993 which lasted until 2006. He's an alumnus of St. John's School, Sekondi

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* 1970 births Living people Ghanaian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ghana Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana World Athletics Championships athletes for Ghana Sportspeople from Sekondi-Takoradi {{Ghana-athletics-bio-stub