Samuel Nelson Boateng (born 14 May 1968) is a retired

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ian sprinter who specialized in the

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. He won the bronze medal at the 1989 African Championships. At the 1993 African Championships he won bronze medals both in the

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and 200 metres. The same year he competed at the 1993 World Championships. He was knocked out in the semi-final, having set a career best time of 20.52 seconds in the heats. He also competed at the

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(Barcelona). In college, he was a 2-time

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All-American for the

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in the 200-metres (1993) and 4 X 100 metres Relay (1991) as a Finalist in both events.

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* 1968 births Living people Ghanaian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Olympic athletes for Ghana Commonwealth Games athletes for Ghana World Athletics Championships athletes for Ghana Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Ghanaian sportsmen {{Ghana-athletics-bio-stub