(2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 20) Tel Aviv, Israel
Sport
Country
Israel
Sport
Athletics
Event
Sprints
Club
Maccabi Tel Aviv[1]
Coached by
Igor Balon
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
60 m: 6.88 (Tel Aviv 2021)
100 m: 10.20 =NR (Tel Aviv 2023)
150 m: 15.57 (Tel Aviv 2023)
200 m: 19.96 AU20R NR NU20R (Cali 2022)
300 m: 33.26 (Tel Aviv 2022)
Indoors
60 m: 6.92i (Belgrade 2022)
200 m: 20.95i NR (Metz 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Israel
World U20 Championships
2022 Cali
200 metres
European U23 Championships
2023 Espoo
200 metres
Updated on 16 July 2023.
Blessing Akwasi Afrifah (Hebrew: בלסינג אקווסי אפריפה, born 26 October 2003) is an Israeli track and field athlete who specializes in the sprints. He is the 200 metres gold medallist at the World Athletics U20 Championships in 2022 and the European Athletics U23 Championships in 2023.
^"בלסינג אקווסי אפריפה". Israeli Athletic Association. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
Blessing Akwasi Afrifah (Hebrew: בלסינג אקווסי אפריפה, born 26 October 2003) is an Israeli track and field athlete who specializes in the sprints. He...
Gusin February 3: Metz Meeting Moselle Athlélor in Metz 200 m winners: BlessingAfrifah (m) / Femke Bol (f) 400 m winners: Alexander Doom (m) / Femke Bol (f)...
Championships Cali, Colombia 19 years, 56 days 200 m 19.96 A (-1.0 m/s) BlessingAfrifah Israel 4 August 2022 2022 Championships Cali, Colombia 18 years, 282 days...
World championships (1999 and 2001). On August 5, 2022, Israeli-born BlessingAfrifah won the gold medal in the 200 meter race at the World Athletics U20...
anger". The Daily Star. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019. "BlessingAfrifah World Athletics Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 July 2023....
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank BlessingAfrifah 200 metres 20.73 5 Did not advance Haimro Alame Marathon — 2:12:32...
m/s) John Regis 20 August 1993 Stuttgart Israel 19.96 A (-1.0 m/s) BlessingAfrifah 4 August 2022 Cali Qatar 19.97 (−0.4 m/s) Femi Ogunode 11 September...
Kosovo Leon Thaqi 11.46 SB 4 13 B 7 Armenia Gor Harutyunyan 11.93 SB 3 - A 6 Israel Blessing Akwasi Afrifah DQ TR16.8 - Wind A: +1.2 m/s B: -0.9 m/s...
Ojewumbi 39.57 Israel Eden Sela Thomas Dubnov-Raz Aviv Koffler Blessing Akwasi Afrifah 39.66 Malta Beppe Grillo Graham Pellegrini Luke Bezzina Omar El...