Kissiwaa Mensah
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 24 July 2005 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60m: 7.39 (2024) 100m: 11.58 (2024) 200m: 23.19 (2024) |
Medal record | |
Kissiwaa Mensah (born 24 July 2005) is a British sprinter. She was a bronze medalist running for Great Britain in the mixed 4 x 100 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Relays.[1]
Career
[edit]She competed for Great Britain at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[2]
She finished runner-up to Alyson Bell in the final of the 200 metres at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, on 23 February 2025.[3] She was named in the British team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou.[4] She made her senior international debut racing in the mixed 4 x 100 metres relay, alongside Joe Ferguson, Nia Wedderburn-Goodison and Jeriel Quainoo as the British quartet finished second in their heat to qualify for the final. They won bronze in the final with Asha Philip coming into the team for Wedderburn-Goodison.[5][6][7]
She was named in the British team for the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, winning a gold medal as part of the women’s 4 x 100 metres relay team which won in a championship record time of 42.92 seconds.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kissiwaa Mensah". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
- ^ "Brits name team for World U20 Champs in Lima". Athletics Weekly. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
- ^ "Records fall at exciting Microplus UK Athletics Indoor Championship meet". The Phoenix Newspaper. 24 Feb 2025. Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.
- ^ "GB & NI TEAM SELECTED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS 2025". British Athletics. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "GB & NI SECURE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SPOTS ON CRUCIAL FIRST DAY AT WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". British Athletics. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "Canada claims inaugural World Relays mixed 4x100m crown in Guangzhou". World Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "GB & NI FINISH SECOND OVERALL AT EUROPEAN ATHLETICS U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BERGEN". British Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (3 July 2025). "BIG GB TEAMS FOR THE EURO U23 CHAMPS AND WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
European Athletics U23 Championships champions in women's 4 × 100 metres relay | |
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† denotes athletes who took part in heats only |
