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Benjamin Kweku Ayesu-Attah (born 28 April 1993) is a Canadian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He won the gold medal at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Canada
2009	World Youth Championships	Brixen, Italy	18th (sf)	400 m	48.72
			5th	Medley relay	1:53.51
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	40th (h)	400 m	48.08
			14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.68
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	14th (sf)	400 m	47.11
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.26
2014	NACAC U23 Championships	Kamloops, Canada	4th	400 m	47.06
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.78
2017	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	7th (B)	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.52
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	1st	400 m	46.43
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:14.29
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	5th	400 m	46.53
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:11.09

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 21.31 (-0.8 m/s) (Orem 2014)
• 400 metres – 46.20 (Edmonton 2016)

Indoor

• 200 metres – 21.90 (Moscow, ID 2016)
• 400 metres – 47.23 (Albuquerque 2013)

References

1. College team bio
2. 2013 Universiade bio
3. Benjamin Ayesu-Attah at World Athletics
4. All-Athletics profile

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