Eric Nkansah

Olympic athlete

1974 –

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Who is Eric Nkansah?

Eric Nkansah Appiah is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.

He is one of the current national record holders in 4 x 100 m relay with 38,12 seconds, achieved at the 1997 World Championships in Athens where the Ghanaian team finished fifth in the final.

Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved sixth place in his 100 metres heat, thus missing out on a placing in Round 2 of the event. He won a bronze medal at the 2006 African Championships

His personal best time is 10.00 seconds, first achieved in June 1999 in Nürnberg. The Ghanaian record currently belongs to Leonard Myles-Mills with 9.98 seconds.

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Born
Dec 12, 1974
Nationality
  • Ghana

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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