Emmanuel Tuffour

Emmanuel Tuffour (born December 2, 1966) is a retired Ghanaian sprinter. His best performance in a global event was a seventh place at the 1993 World Championships, but at the 1992 Olympics he failed to qualify for the final by 0.01 second. Tuffour is one of the current national record holders in 4 x 100 m relay with 38,12 seconds, achieved at the 1997 World Championships in Athens.As an experienced. retired athletic champion he plans to put up an athletic academy in his country, Ghana to help give the necessary development to the next generation in the year 2020.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Ghana
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	14th (sf)	4 × 100 m relay	39.94
1988	African Championships	Annaba, Algeria	2nd	200 m	21.00
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.44
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	21st (qf)	100 m	10.37
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	27th (h)	60 m	6.85
			15th (h)	200 m	22.09
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	11th (sf)	60 m	6.69
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	12th (qf)	100 m	10.19
			14th (sf)	200 m	20.91
			13th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.55
	All-Africa Games	Cairo, Egypt	3rd	100 m	10.30
			2nd	200 m	20.59
1992	African Championships	Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius	2nd	200 m	21.28
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	13th (sf)	100 m	10.34
			11th (sf)	200 m	20.78
			8th (sf)	4 × 100 m relay	39.28
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	15th (sf)	60 m	6.78
			–	200 m	DQ
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	11th (sf)	100 m	10.23
			7th	200 m	20.49
			6th (sf)	4 × 100 m relay	38.61
1994	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.971
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	16th (qf)	100 m	10.29
			18th (qf)	200 m	20.61
			21st (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.83
	All-Africa Games	Harare, Zimbabwe	2nd	100 m	10.28
			2nd	200 m	20.29
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.12
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	13th (sf)	100 m	10.22
			14th (sf)	200 m	20.61
			6th (sf)	4 × 100 m relay	38.622
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	27th (h)	60 m	6.73
			26th (h)	200 m	21.88
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	14th (sf)	100 m	10.33
			28th (h)	200 m	21.25
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	38.26

¹Representing Africa
²Did not start in the final