Abdul-Rasheed Saminu (born 6 October 1997) is a Ghanaian sprinter. He represented Ghana at the 2024 Olympic Games and 2025 World Athletics Championships.
Early life Saminu is from the village of Nanumba in the Northern part of Ghana where he was a keen football player before being encouraged towards athletics. He attended the American universities Florida Memorial University and the University of South Florida after being recruited by USF head coach Erik Jenkins.
Career Saminu ran a wind-aided (+3.6 m/s) 9.95 seconds for the 100m at the South Florida Invitational in April 2024.
Saminu won the gold in the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay at the AAC Championships in May 2024 in San Antonio, United States. His efforts included a personal best time in the 100m of 10.03 seconds in a legal wind (-0.8) and ran a time of 20.34 seconds in the 200m.
Saminu ran 10.02 seconds for the 100m at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. In the 200 metres on the same day he ran a personal best of 20.12 in the 200 metres. Later that month, he was part of the Ghana 4x100m relay team that won gold at the African Championships in Douala, Cameroon.
He competed in the 100 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he reached the semi-finals. He also competed in the men's 4x100m relay at the Games.
In 2025, he set an early world lead with a time of 9.86 seconds for the 100 metres. In September, he was a semi-finalist in the 100 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. He also ran in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the championships as the Ghana team placed fourth.
Sprinter Abdul-Rasheed Saminu was named Male Athlete of the Year at the 2025 Stampede of Champions Awards, recognising his outstanding performance in athletics.
In May, he ran at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay in Gaborone, Botswana. In June, he placed third in a wind-assisted 9.88 seconds for the 100 metres at the LA Grand Prix. On 14 July, he placed second in 10.01 seconds for the 100 m at the István Gyulai Memorial, in Budapest. He competed in the 100 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, reaching the semi-finals. He also ran in the men's relay.
Career statistics Figures from World Athletics profile.
Personal bests Surface Distance Time (s) W (m/s) Date Location NotesOutdoor60 metres6.5315 March 2025Virginia Beach, United States100 metres9.84+1.519 July 2025Powder Springs, United States=200 metres20.12-0.17 June 2024Eugene, United States38.0530 May 2025Jacksonville, United States1:21.0625 April 2025Philadelphia, United States3:16.8416 March 2024Tampa, USA
International championships 2019African U20 AthleticsAbidjan, Ivory Coast 7th (F) 100 m 10.77 +0.5 5th (SF) 200m 21.58 -0.2 2022 FASU games Nairobi, Kenya2nd 100 m 10.31 +0.5 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom 25th (h) 200 m 21.32 +0.2 20242024 African Championships in AthleticsDouala, Cameroon 4th (F) 200 m 20.67 +0.1 1st 4 x 100 m 38.63 2024 Summer OlympicsParis, France 16th (SF) 100 m 10.05 +0.5 4 × 100 m 2025 World Athletics Championships Tokyo, Japan 12th (SF) 100 m 10.08 +0.3
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