William Amponsah

Birth dateDec 11, 1999

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William Amponsah is a Ghana middle-distance runner, born on December 11, 1999. He competes primarily in the Mile, 3000m and 5000m.

His personal bests include 4:09.02 in the Mile, 7:52.54 in the 3000m, 13:30.99 in the 5000m, 27:47.93 in the 10000m and 1:01:12 in the Semi. He has earned 1 silver medal in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Ghana.

Key facts

10 000 m

27:47.93

#763 all-time

Half Marathon

1:01:12

2026 season best

29:02.52

May 13, 2026 · University of Ghana Sports Stadium, Accra (GHA)

2026 season best

Last competition

La Carrera del Pacifico Cali 10K

Aug 9, 2026 · 29:29

La Carrera del Pacifico Cali 10K

Record

National record · 5000 m 13:30.99

National record

Age

26 years old

As of Sep 16, 2026: 10 000 m 27:47.93 (#763 all-time), Half Marathon 1:01:12, 2026 season best 29:02.52 (May 13, 2026, University of Ghana Sports Stadium, Accra (GHA)) · Last competition: La Carrera del Pacifico Cali 10K, Aug 9, 2026, 29:29 · National record (5000 m) · 26 years old

Personal bests

4:09.02

7:52.54

13:30.99

27:47.93

1:01:12

2:32:23

7:52.54

44:04

28:13

48:05

4:09.02

13:33.75

9:39.83

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	5000m-short-track	14:09.96	-	Feb 14, 2026	↓	Jarvis Scott, Sports Performance Center, Lubbock, TX (i)
2026	5000m	14:09.96	-	Feb 14, 2026	↑	Jarvis Scott, Sports Performance Center, Lubbock, TX (i)
2026	10Kilometr	28:24	-	Jul 4, 2026	↑	Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race
2026	10000m	29:02.52	-	May 13, 2026	↑	African Athletics Championships
2026	Semi	1:01:12	-	Jan 11, 2026	↑	Aramco Houston Half Marathon
2025	Mile	4:09.02	-	Feb 1, 2025	↑	New Mexico Team Open
2025	mile-short-track	4:09.02	-	Feb 1, 2025	↑	New Mexico Team Open
2025	3000m	7:52.54	-	Mar 15, 2025	↑	NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, Fall Creek Pavilion, Indianapolis, IN (i)
2025	3000m-short-track	7:52.54	-	Mar 15, 2025	↑	NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, Fall Creek Pavilion, Indianapolis, IN (i)
2025	DistanceMe	9:39.83	-	Mar 2, 2025	-	Last Chance Indoor National Qualifier
2025	5000m	13:30.99	-	Mar 27, 2025	↑	Raleigh Relays
2025	5000m-short-track	13:33.75	-	Feb 14, 2025	↓	Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational
2025	10000m	27:47.93	-	Apr 16, 2025	↑	Bryan Clay Invitational
2025	10Kilometr	28:13	-	Jul 4, 2025	↑	Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race
2025	15Kilometr	44:04	-	Jul 13, 2025	-	Boilermaker Road Race
2025	10MilesRoa	48:05	-	Oct 5, 2025	-	Medtronic TC 10 Mile
2025	Semi	1:06:47	-	Jul 27, 2025	↑	Media Maraton de Bogota, Bogotá
2024	mile-short-track	4:09.83	-	Jan 13, 2024	↑	Stan Scott Memorial, Sports Performance Center, Lubbock, TX (i)
2024	Mile	4:09.83	-	Jan 13, 2024	↑	Stan Scott Memorial, Sports Performance Center, Lubbock, TX (i)
2024	3000m	8:02.67	-	Mar 9, 2024	↑	NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, Robert W. Plaster Center, Pittsburg, KS (i)
2024	3000m-short-track	8:09.84	-	Jan 26, 2024	↑	New Mexico Team Open
2024	5000m	13:40.16	-	Feb 10, 2024	↑	Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i)
2024	5000m-short-track	13:40.16	-	Feb 10, 2024	↓	Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i)
2024	10000m	28:00.09	-	Apr 11, 2024	↑	Bryan Clay Invitational
2024	Semi	1:05:13	-	Mar 22, 2024	↑	African Games
2023	10Kilometr	29:53	-	May 27, 2023	↑	Okpekpe Road Race
2023	CrossCount	32:00	-	Feb 18, 2023	-	44th World Athletics Cross Country Championships, Bathurst
2022	5000m	13:51.63	-	Aug 6, 2022	↑	XXII Commonwealth Games, Alexander Stadium, Birmingham
2022	10000m	30:37.54	-	Jun 9, 2022	↑	Nairobi (KEN)
2022	10Kilometr	30:38	-	May 28, 2022	↑	Okpekpe Road Race
2022	Semi	1:03:15	-	Sep 11, 2022	↑	Newcastle upon Tyne (GBR)
2021	Semi	1:06:02	-	Jul 17, 2021	↑	Ijebu Ode (NGR)
2019	10Kilometr	31:40	-	May 25, 2019	↑	International 10km Road Race
2018	Marathon	2:32:23	-	Jan 26, 2018	-	Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon
2017	5000m	14:54.27	-	Mar 18, 2017	↑	Accra (GHA)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10Kilometr	29:29	-	Aug 9	La Carrera del Pacifico Cali 10K
10Kilometr	28:24	-	Jul 4	Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race
10Kilometr	28:34	-	Jun 21	B.A.A. 10K
10000m	29:02.52	-	May 13	African Athletics Championships
5000m-short-track	14:09.96	-	Feb 14	Jarvis Scott, Sports Performance Center, Lubbock, TX (i)
Semi	1:01:12	-	Jan 11	Aramco Houston Half Marathon

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10MilesRoa	48:05	-	Oct 5	Medtronic TC 10 Mile
10Kilometr	29:28	-	Aug 17	La Carrera del Pacifico Cali 10K
Semi	1:06:47	-	Jul 27	Media Maraton de Bogota, Bogotá
15Kilometr	44:04	-	Jul 13	Boilermaker Road Race
10Kilometr	28:13	-	Jul 4	Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race
5000m	14:26.23	-	May 24	NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, CSU - Neta and Eddie DeRose Thunderbowl, Pueblo, CO
5000m	14:26.23	-	May 22	NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, CSU - Neta and Eddie DeRose Thunderbowl, Pueblo, CO
10000m	29:29.41	-	May 22	NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, CSU - Neta and Eddie DeRose Thunderbowl, Pueblo, CO
10000m	27:47.93	-	Apr 16	Bryan Clay Invitational
5000m	13:30.99	-	Mar 28	Raleigh Relays
5000m	13:30.99	-	Mar 27	Raleigh Relays
3000m-short-track	7:52.54	-	Mar 15	NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, Fall Creek Pavilion, Indianapolis, IN (i)
5000m-short-track	13:39.43	-	Mar 14	NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, Fall Creek Pavilion, Indianapolis, IN (i)
3000m-short-track	7:52.54	-	Mar 14	NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, Fall Creek Pavilion, Indianapolis, IN (i)
5000m-short-track	13:39.43	-	Mar 13	NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, Fall Creek Pavilion, Indianapolis, IN (i)
DistanceMe	9:39.83	-	Mar 2	Last Chance Indoor National Qualifier
5000m-short-track	13:33.75	-	Feb 15	Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational
5000m-short-track	13:33.75	-	Feb 14	Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational
3000m-short-track	8:10.67	-	Feb 1	New Mexico Team Open
mile-short-track	4:09.02	-	Feb 1	New Mexico Team Open
3000m-short-track	8:10.67	-	Jan 31	New Mexico Team Open
mile-short-track	4:14.81	-	Jan 18	Texas Tech Corky Classic
mile-short-track	4:14.81	-	Jan 17	Texas Tech Corky Classic

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10000m	29:08.57	-	Jun 25	African Athletics Championships
10000m	29:08.57	-	Jun 22	African Athletics Championships
5000m	14:40.78	-	May 25	NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Emporia St. Francis G. Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
10000m	29:00.47	-	May 23	NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Emporia St. Francis G. Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
5000m	14:40.78	-	May 23	NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Emporia St. Francis G. Welch Stadium, Emporia, KS
10000m	28:00.09	-	Apr 12	Bryan Clay Invitational
10000m	28:00.09	-	Apr 11	Bryan Clay Invitational
10000m	29:50.99	-	Mar 22	African Games
Semi	1:05:13	-	Mar 22	African Games
10000m	29:50.99	-	Mar 19	African Games
3000m	8:02.67	-	Mar 9	NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, Robert W. Plaster Center, Pittsburg, KS (i)
3000m	8:02.67	-	Mar 8	NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, Robert W. Plaster Center, Pittsburg, KS (i)
5000m	13:57.76	-	Mar 8	NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, Robert W. Plaster Center, Pittsburg, KS (i)
5000m-short-track	13:40.16	-	Feb 10	Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i)
5000m-short-track	13:40.16	-	Feb 9	Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i)
3000m-short-track	8:09.84	-	Jan 26	New Mexico Team Open
mile-short-track	4:09.83	-	Jan 13	Stan Scott Memorial, Sports Performance Center, Lubbock, TX (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10Kilometr	29:53	-	May 27	Okpekpe Road Race
CrossCount	32:00	-	Feb 18	44th World Athletics Cross Country Championships, Bathurst

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Semi	1:03:15	-	Sep 11	Great North Run, Newcastle upon Tyne
5000m	13:51.63	-	Aug 6	XXII Commonwealth Games, Alexander Stadium, Birmingham

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is William Amponsah's 10 000 m personal best?

William Amponsah's 10 000 m personal best is 27:47.93, set on Apr 16, 2025 in Cougar Athletic Stadium, Azusa, CA (USA), #763 on the all-time list.

Which events does William Amponsah compete in?

William Amponsah competes in the 10 000 m and Half Marathon.

How did William Amponsah perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 29:02.52, set on May 13, 2026 in University of Ghana Sports Stadium, Accra (GHA). Last competition: La Carrera del Pacifico Cali 10K on Aug 9, 2026, 29:29.

William Amponsah

Personal bests

Performance Charts

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2026

2025

2024

2023

2022

Honours

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