Elvis Afrifa
.jpg) Elvis Afrifa in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 November 1997 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||
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Elvis Afrifa (born 30 November 1997) is a Dutch sprinter. He has won Dutch national titles over 100 metres and indoors over 60 metres. He has represented the Netherlands at multiple international competitions including the 2024 Olympic Games. He was a silver medalist in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.[1]
Career
[edit]Before competing in athletics he played football in Amsterdam. When he was 18 years-old he became a member of athletics club AV'23 and ran in his first 100 metres race, in 10.8 seconds. Initially coached by Els van Noorduijn, he moved to Papendal where he trained with Rogier Ummels.[2] He then had a hamstring tear which took time to recover.[2]
He was part of the 4 × 100 metres relay team at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, but didn't compete.[2][3] He ran at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in the 4 × 100 metres relay event finishing fourth.[4] In 2022, he won the 4 x 100 metres relay at the Diamond League in Stockholm.[1]
He was a silver medalist at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in the 4 x 100 metres relay in Rome, Italy, in June 2024.[5] Later that month, he won the 100 metres at the Dutch Athletics Championships in 10.18 seconds.[6] He competed in the men's 4x100m relay at the 2024 Olympic Games.[7]
In February 2025, he won the Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships over 60 metres.[8] He subsequently finished fourth in the final of the 60 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn.[9] He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Men's 4 × 100 metres relay in May 2025.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Elvis Afrifa". worldathletics. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Amsterdammer Elvis Afrifa in estafetteploeg bij WK atletiek". Topsport Amsterdam (in Dutch). 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "UvA-student Elvis Afrifa geselecteerd voor estafetteploeg op WK Atletiek". folia.nl (in Dutch). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Estafettesprinters na vierde plaats: 'Frustrerend, maar ook trots'". NOS (in Dutch). 21 August 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Dutch Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Men's 4 x 100 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Dutch Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "European Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Men's 4x100 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Atletiekunie maakt selectie WK estafette bekend". Atletiek.nl. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Elvis Afrifa at World Athletics
- Elvis Afrifa at Olympics.com
- Elvis Afrifa at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Elvis Afrifa at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- Elvis Afrifa at Atletiek.nl (in Dutch)
