Bismark Boateng

Bismark Boateng
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1992-03-15) March 15, 1992
Accra, Ghana
Home townToronto, Ontario, Canada
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
100 m, 200 m
Achievements and titles
Personal bests100 m: 10.14 (2018)
200 m: 20.67 (2021)
Medal record
Men's track and field
Representing  Canada
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Toronto4 × 100 m relay
Jeux de la Francophonie
Silver medal – second place2017 Abidjan4 × 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2017 Abidjan100 m

Bismark Boateng (born March 15, 1992) is a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in the sprint events.[1] Born in Ghana, Boateng moved to Canada when he was 14 for better opportunities and lives in Toronto, Ontario.[1]

Career

Bismark studied at Monsignor Percy Johnson Catholic Secondary School in Etobicoke. Boateng was originally a soccer player, but decided to switch to track and field after watching the 2012 Canadian Olympic trials. Boateng started running competitively in 2013.[1][2]

Boateng's first major competition was the 2015 Summer Universiade, where he finished in eleventh in the 100 m and tenth in the 4x100 relay.[1] Boateng competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where he made the semi-finals in the 200 m and was disqualified in the 4x100 relay.[1]

At the 2018 NACAC Championships in his hometown of Toronto, Boateng was part of the gold medal 4x100 relay winning team.[3]

In July 2021, Boateng was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team in the men's 100 metres and 4x100 relay.[4][5] He placed sixth in his heat with a time of 10.47, and did not advance. Speaking afterward, Boateng attributed this to an injury sustained at his prior competition, and said he felt the race went "pretty well."[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bismark Boateng". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ Ewing, Lori (July 16, 2018). "Bismark Boateng's switch from soccer to track starting to pay off". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ Campbell, Morgan (August 12, 2018). "Bismark Boateng's switch from soccer to track starting to pay off". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ Nichols, Paula (July 3, 2021). "Team Canada to have 57 competitors in athletics at Tokyo 2020". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ "57 athletes nominated to Canada's Olympic track & field team". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  6. ↑ Nelson, Norm (August 2, 2021). "Former Etobicoke high school track star makes Olympic debut". toronto.com. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
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