Stephen Baffour
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Awuah Baffour |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 9 November 2003 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Club | Battaglio Cus Torino |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60m: 6.65 (Apeldoorn, 2025) 100m: 10.17 (London, 2024) 200m: 20.71 (Rieti, 2024) |
Stephen Awuah Baffour (born 9 November 2003) is an Italian sprinter. He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]
Early and personal life
[edit]He was born in Pomezia, Rome to Ghanaian parents. He later lived and trained in Coventry, England and studied at De Montfort University. He is also a member of Battaglio Cus Torino.[2][3] He had the option of taking a British passport but chose to run for Italy with the support of the Italian federation.[4]
Career
[edit]He finished second in the 200 metres race at the 2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships, running 21.26 seconds.[5]
2024
[edit]He won the 100 metres at the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Championships in May 2024, running 10.44 seconds.[3][6] He ran a personal best 10.29 seconds for the 100 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships in La Spezia in June 2024. In July , he lowered it to 10.24 to move to seventh on the Italian all-time U23 list.[2] In August 2024, racing in London he lowered it again to 10.17 seconds.[4] In 2024, he won winning two titles, over 100 metres and 200 metres, at the Italian U23 Championships.[7]
2025
[edit]He finished second behind Yassin Bandaogo at the Italian Indoor Athletics Championships February 2025.[8] He was selected for the Italian team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, where he ran a personal best 6.65 seconds to qualify for the semi-finals. In his semi-final he ran 6.67 seconds but did not proceed to the final.[9][10] He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China in March 2025. He qualified for the semi-finals with a time of 6.66 seconds. In his semi-final he ran 6.67 seconds but did not progress through to the final.[11][12] He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Mixed 4 × 100 metres relay in May 2025.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Stephen Awuah Baffour". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
- ^ a b Villa, Stephen (27 July 2024). "Athletics, Italy discovers a new sprinter? Stephen Awuah Baffour, impressive time in Rieti". OA Sport. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
- ^ a b "University students triumph at BUCS Championships". Athletics Weekly. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
- ^ a b Cangelli, Marco (September 20, 2024). "Stephen Awuah Baffour overturns Italian speed: "I would like to go under 10 seconds before the end of the season"". Sportsenators.it. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
- ^ "UK Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 18 Feb 2023. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
- ^ "BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
- ^ "Accelera Baffour: 6.61 a Sheffield". Fidal.it. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
- ^ "Athletics, Bandaogo narrowly beats Baffour and Ceccarelli in the 60 meters. High times at the Italian Championships". OASport. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Men's 60m Results - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Europei indoor: 39 azzurri per Apeldoorn". Fidal.it. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Men's 60m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Nanchino: 21 azzurri per i Mondiali indoor". Fidal.it. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Mixed 4x100 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.