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Barnabas Aggerh
Ghanaian athlete (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Barnabas Aggerh (born 4 June 1998) is a Ghanaian sprinter.[1]
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He competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples.[2] He ran for Ghana in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. However, despite the team finishing third in their qualifying heat they were disqualified from the event on a technicality for not affirming a team change with the officials at least an hour before the race.[3]
He was a member of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation's (GNPC) Fastest Human Speedsters Club in 2023.[4] He ran 10.13 seconds for the 100 metres in May 2023, racing in Tamale, Ghana.[5]
He placed sixth in the final of the 100 metres at the delayed 2023 African Games in Accra in March 2024.[6][7] He was a member of a Ghanaian 4 × 100 m relay team finished second at the Penn Relays in April 2024, in a time of 39.71 seconds.[8] He ran a lifetime 100 metres best of 10.01 seconds competing in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in June 2024, however the mark had a high (+3.1) wind reading.[9][10][11]
He ran a personal best for the 60 metres of 6.52 seconds in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 11, 2025.[12] He was selected for the 60 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing.[13] He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Men's 4 × 100 metres relay in May 2025. On the second day of the competition he helped Ghana secure a qualifying place for the upcoming World Championships.[14]
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Personal life
He attended Accra Technical University in 2019,[15] and was studying at the University for Development Studies in Tamale, Ghana in 2020.[16][6] He received a visa to attend William Carey University in Mississippi, United States in 2023.[9][4]
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