# Sam Effah

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{{Short description|Canadian sprinter (born 1988)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Sam Effah
| image= 
| imagesize = 200px<!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels -->
| caption = 
| sport = [Running](/source/Running)
| event  = [50 metres](/source/50_metres), [60 metres](/source/60_metres), [100 metres](/source/100_metres), [200 metres](/source/200_metres), [300 metres](/source/300_metres)
| club =
| collegeteam = [Calgary](/source/Calgary_Dinos)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|12|29}}
| birth_place = [Calgary](/source/Calgary), [Alberta](/source/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](/source/2018_Commonwealth_Games)|accessdate=6 April 2018}}</ref>
| weight = 83 kg<ref name="gc2018.com"/>
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [athletics](/source/Athletics_(sport))}}
{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[NACAC U-23 Championships](/source/NACAC_Under-23_Championships_in_Athletics)}}
{{MedalGold|[2010 Miramar](/source/2010_NACAC_Under-23_Championships_in_Athletics)|100 meters}}
}}

'''Sam Effah''' (born December 29, 1988) is a Canadian [sprinter](/source/Sprint_(running)).<ref name="going to win">{{cite news |title = Canadian sprinter Sam Effah: 'Run like you're going to win' |publisher = [Toronto Star](/source/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](/source/2009_Canada_Games), Effah won the gold medal in the 200&nbsp;m.

==Early life==
Effah was born in [Calgary, Alberta](/source/Calgary), on December 29, 1988, to parents who emigrated from [Ghana](/source/Ghana).

==Collegiate career==
Effah attended and completed at the [University of Calgary](/source/University_of_Calgary). Effah has a master's degree in management, innovation and entrepreneurship from [Queen's University at Kingston](/source/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](/source/50_metres)
|5.67
|[Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon), [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan), Canada
|February 3, 2011
|-
|[60 metres](/source/60_metres)
|6.57
|[Windsor](/source/Windsor%2C_Ontario), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada
|March 11, 2010
|-
|[100 metres](/source/100_metres)
|10.06
|[Miramar, Florida](/source/Miramar%2C_Florida), [United States](/source/United_States)
|July 9, 2010
|-
|[200 metres](/source/200_metres)
|20.65
|[Charlottetown](/source/Charlottetown), [P.E.I.](/source/Prince_Edward_Island), Canada
|August 27, 2009
|-
|[300 metres](/source/300_metres)
|33.30
|[Winnipeg](/source/Winnipeg), [Manitoba](/source/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](/source/The_Amazing_Race_Canada_7)''
| Himself
| 2nd Place Alongside [Sarah Wells](/source/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}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Effah, Sam}}
Category:Living people
Category:1988 births
Category:Black Canadian sportsmen
Category:Black Canadian track and field athletes
Category:Canadian men sprinters
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:Canadian people of Ghanaian descent
Category:Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
Category:Track and field athletes from Calgary
Category:University of Calgary alumni
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Canada
Category:Participants in Canadian reality television series
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:Medallists at the 2009 Canada Summer Games

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