Bismark Boateng (born March 15, 1992) is a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in the sprint events. Born in Ghana, Boateng moved to Canada when he was 14 for better opportunities and lives in

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Career

Bismark studied at Monsignor Percy Johnson Catholic Secondary School in Etobicoke. Boateng was originally a

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player, but decided to switch to track and field after watching the 2012 Canadian Olympic trials. Boateng started running competitively in 2013. Boateng's first major competition was the

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, where he finished in eleventh in the 100 m and tenth in the 4x100 relay. Boateng competed at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

, where he made the semi-finals in the 200 m and was disqualified in the 4x100 relay. At the

2018 NACAC Championships The 2018 North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships was a regional track and field competition held at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Canada, from August 10–12, 2018. It was the third edition of a senior track and field championsh ...

in his hometown of Toronto, Boateng was part of the gold medal 4x100 relay winning team. In July 2021, Boateng was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team in the men's

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and 4x100 relay. He placed sixth in his heat with a time of 10.47, and did not advance. Speaking afterward, Boateng attributed this to an injury sustained at his prior competition, and said he felt the race went "pretty well."

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* * * * * * 1992 births Living people Track and field athletes from Toronto Competitors at the 2015 Summer Universiade Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Commonwealth Games athletes for Canada Canadian people of Ghanaian descent Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent York Lions players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Canadian male sprinters {{Canada-sprint-athletics-bio-stub