Tim Abeyie
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  | ||
| Men's athletics | ||
| African Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Marrakech | 4x100 m relay |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2012 Porto Novo | 4x100 m relay |
Timothy Akwesi "Tim" Abeyie (born 7 November 1982, Westminster, London) is a former British sprinter specialising in the 200 metres, who now competes for Ghana.
He competed at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, the 2006 World Indoor Championships and the 2006 European Championships without reaching the final. He won a silver medal in the 4x100 metres relay at the 2005 Summer Universiade.
His personal best time is 20.57 seconds, achieved in July 2008 at Eton, Berkshire.
Formerly representing Great Britain, and Wales at Commonwealth level competitions, since June 2011, Abeyie has been cleared to represent Ghana.
Abeyie recorded a positive response to an in-competition drugs test whilst competing in Kaiserslautern, Germany, on 4 July 2015. He was handed a four-year ban from competition on 12 December 2016, which has been retroactively applied. His ban is from 17 July 2015 to 16 July 2019.[1][2]
References
- ↑ tiny.cc/iaafnews178ds
- ↑ IAAF list of banned athletes as of 28 FEB 2017
- Tim Abeyie at IAAF
