AMOAH Joseph Paul

Date of Birth: 12 Jan 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Olympic Scholarship

Place of residence : BALTIMORE, MD

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 200m
	Men's 4 x 100m Relay GHA Ghana	DQ

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 200m Round 1 - Heat 7	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 200m Semi-Final 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	100m	4 x 100m
2019	Doha, QAT	Heats (10.36)	Heats (38.24)

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 100m
2021	Chorzow, POL	5th (DQ)

African Games

Year	Location	100m	200m	4 x 100m
2019	Rabat, MAR	4th (10.11)	SF (DNS)	1st (38.30)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Playing video games. (coppinstatesports.com, 01 Jun 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Accounting - Coppin State University, Baltimore, MD, USA

Languages spoken:

Coppin State University [Baltimore, MD, USA]

Carl Hicks [club], USA

He sustained two hamstring injuries during the 2019 season. (Eastcoastathletics YouTube channel, 17 Sep 2019)

He took up the sport in Ghana. (olympicchannel.com, 29 Aug 2019)

He used to play football and ran just for fun. "When I went to high school, I didn't want to run track but the teachers spoke to me and told me that I had the potential. My uncle also told me it's a talent that I have, and I should not throw it away. I should just run towards it, and great things are going to happen." (olympicchannel.com, 29 Aug 2019; baltimoresun.com, 05 Jul 2019)

To win a medal at the Olympic Games, and to become world champion. (olympicchannel.com, 29 Aug 2019)

Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games. (olympicchannel.com, 29 Aug 2019)

Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi. (coppinstatesports.com, 01 Jun 2020)

His uncle. (coppinstatesports.com, 01 Jun 2020)

In 2019 while at Coppin State University, he was named Mid-Atlantic region Track Athlete of the Year by the United States Track and Field and Cross-Country Coaches' Association [USTFCCCA]. (coppinstatesports.com, 01 Jun 2020; ustfcca.org, 2019)

General Interest

General
MOVE TO THE US
In January 2017 he began studying at Coppin State University [CSU] in Baltimore, MD, United States of America. He was recruited by CSU coach Carl Hicks. "Competing in my country was a good thing, but I wanted to come to the US because I knew they have more facilities and it was going to help me get better in my athletics career." (olympicchannel.com, 29 Aug 2019; baltimoresun.com, 05 Jul 2019)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/JosephPaulAmoa/
https://instagram.com/j_pa20/
https://twitter.com/jamoah_20

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
DQ:: Disqualified

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