{{Short description|Canadian sprinter (born 1988)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Sam Effah | image= | imagesize = 200px<!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> | caption = | sport = Running | event = 50 metres, 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres, 300 metres | club = | collegeteam = Calgary | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|12|29}} | birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada | residence = | death_date = | death_place = | height = 176 cm<ref name="gc2018.com">{{cite web|title=Sam Effah|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6030199-sam-effah.htm|website=results.gc2018.com|publisher=2018 Commonwealth Games|accessdate=6 April 2018}}</ref> | weight = 83 kg<ref name="gc2018.com"/> | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|NACAC U-23 Championships}} {{MedalGold|2010 Miramar|100 meters}} }}

'''Sam Effah''' (born December 29, 1988) is a Canadian sprinter.<ref name="going to win">{{cite news |title = Canadian sprinter Sam Effah: 'Run like you're going to win' |publisher = Toronto Star |date =3 October 2010 |url = https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/article/870045--canadian-sprinter-sam-effah-run-like-you-re-going-to-win |accessdate=2010-10-06}}</ref> At the 2009 Canada Games, Effah won the gold medal in the 200&nbsp;m.

==Early life== Effah was born in Calgary, Alberta, on December 29, 1988, to parents who emigrated from Ghana.

==Collegiate career== Effah attended and completed at the University of Calgary. Effah has a master's degree in management, innovation and entrepreneurship from Queen's University at Kingston.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.queensu.ca/alumnireview/articles/2022-07-21/sam-effah-athlete-role-model-champion | title=Sharing his story with others }}</ref>

==Statistics==

===Personal bests=== {| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" !Event !Time (seconds) !Venue !Date |- |50 metres |5.67 |Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |February 3, 2011 |- |60 metres |6.57 |Windsor, Ontario, Canada |March 11, 2010 |- |100 metres |10.06 |Miramar, Florida, United States |July 9, 2010 |- |200 metres |20.65 |Charlottetown, P.E.I., Canada |August 27, 2009 |- |300 metres |33.30 |Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |February 6, 2010 |}

==Filmography==

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" summary="List of Television appearances and roles" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2019 | ''The Amazing Race Canada'' | Himself | 2nd Place Alongside Sarah Wells |- |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{World Athletics}} * {{Athletics Canada|sam-effah}} ([https://archive.today/20130115123731/http://www.athletics.ca/profile.asp?pID=275 archive]) * [https://godinos.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/sam-effah/1502 Sam Effah - 2010-11 - Track & Field - University of Calgary Athletics] * {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|athletics/athlete-profile-n6030199-sam-effah}}

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