Tanko Braimah (born 12 May 1979) is a

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ian sprinter who specialized in the

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. He competed at both the

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and

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, but without success. In 2000 he was disqualified in the 200 metres heats for lane infrigiment. In 2004 he competed in the

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, but the team was knocked out in the heat. His personal best times are 6.72 in the 60 metres, achieved in January 2006 in Ann Arbor, MI; 10.31 in the 100 metres, achieved in July 2003 in

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; and 20.62 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in May 1999 in

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* 1979 births Living people Ghanaian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ghana Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ghana-athletics-bio-stub