From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sam Effah
Sam Effah
Event Time (seconds) Venue Date
50 metres 5.67 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada February 3, 2011
60 metres 6.57 Windsor, Ontario, Canada March 11, 2010
100 metres 10.06 Miramar, Florida, United States July 9, 2010
200 metres 20.65 Charlottetown, P.E.I., Canada August 27, 2009
300 metres 33.30 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada February 6, 2010
Sam Effah ans to have run under 10 seconds and he has offered his
Personal information coaching services free to Effah in hopes that he too will
break through.[1]
Nationality Canadian
Born December 29, 1988 (1988-12-29)
Calgary, Alberta Personal bests
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 79 kilograms (170 lb)
External links
• Athletics Canada Profile
Sport
• IAAF Biography
Sport Running
Event(s) 50 metres, 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres, References
300 metres
[1] ^ "Canadian sprinter Sam Effah: ‘Run like you’re
Medal record going to win’". Toronto Star. 3 October 2010.
Men’s athletics http://www.thestar.com/sports/football/article/
870045--canadian-sprinter-sam-effah-run-like-you-
Competitor for Canada
re-going-to-win. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
Commonwealth Games Persondata
Canada Games Name Effah, Sam
Gold 2009 Charlottetown 200 m Alternative names
Short description
Sam Effah (born December 29, 1988 in Calgary, Alberta) Date of birth December 29, 1988
is a Canadian sprinter. Effah’s parents both immigrated
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta
from Ghana before moving to Calgary where Sam Effah
was born.[1] Effah is the fourth fastest Canadian ever af- Date of death
ter running a 10.06 in the 100 metre in July 2010.[1] Place of death
Former Canadian star Bruny Surin is one of the Canadi-
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Categories:
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
• Black Canadian sportspeople
• Canadian male sprinters
• Canadian people of Ghanaian descent
• Living people
• 1988 births
• People from Calgary
• Sportspeople from Alberta
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