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Akwasi Frimpong was born on 11 February, 1986 in Kumasi, Ghana, is a Dutch-Ghanaian sprinter, bobsledder, and skeleton athlete. Discover Akwasi Frimpong's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 38 years old?

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Age 38 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 11 February, 1986
Birthday 11 February
Birthplace Kumasi, Ghana
Nationality Ghana

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Akwasi Frimpong Height, Weight & Measurements

At 38 years old, Akwasi Frimpong height is 5′ 7″ and Weight 176 lbs.

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Height 5′ 7″
Weight 176 lbs
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Dating & Relationship status

He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Children Ashanti Adwoa Shields Frimpong

Akwasi Frimpong Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Akwasi Frimpong worth at the age of 38 years old? Akwasi Frimpong’s income source is mostly from being a successful Athlete. He is from Ghana. We have estimated Akwasi Frimpong's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023 Under Review
Net Worth in 2022 Pending
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Source of Income Athlete

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2020

In February 2020, Akwasi became the first African skeleton athlete to win a skeleton race during the 2020 USA Western Regionals international class in Park City, Utah.

2018

After failing to qualify for de Bruin's bobsled team, and with the encouragement of his bobsleigh coach and his wife, he changed sports and national representation in a bid to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics in the sport of skeleton.

2017

Frimpong finished in last place at the PyeongChang Games, of the thirty entrants, a year after finishing in last place at the 2017 IBSF World Championships of the 44 entrants.

2016

By the end of 2016 he was ranked 95th in the world. In 2018, Frimpong had slipped to 99th at the close of the qualification period. In prior Olympics, this would have placed Frimpong well outside the cutoff of a necessary 60th placement and is the lowest ever ranking for an Olympic skeleton athlete since skeleton returned to the Olympic program in 2002. However, for PyeongChang, new qualification rules did not hold this requirement, and Frimpong was extended an invite via via "continental representation," originally displacing Alex Hanssen of Norway (who later qualified via re-allocation). No other skeleton athletes qualified via continental representation.

2012

Frimpong aimed to represent the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Olympics but was a long way from the Olympic qualifying standards of 10.24 for the 100 m and 20.65 seconds for the 200 m. He was only managing eleven seconds after his injury but improved to 10.45 seconds in 2011. In 2010, he was ranked 70 among Dutch sprinters. He competed at the 2011 Universiade but was again over eleven seconds for the 100 m – with a time of 11.04 seconds World University Games conclude in Shenzhen – Wrap report. IAAF. He was not selected for the relay team for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics as he was not among the top six runners that year.

After failing to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics, Frimpong switched sports to bobsled, competing as a brakeman for the Netherlands bobsled second-ranked team piloted by Ivo de Bruin, although he was later replaced.

2008

Frimpong started at UVU in 2008 and ran for the college team in 100 meters, 200 m and the 4×100-meter relay. In May 2010, Frimpong helped the relay team break the school record during the 2010 Great West Conference Championships, with a time of 41.05 seconds. In 2011, he helped UVU 4 × 400 m relay team win a gold medal and broke the meet record during the Great West indoor Championships held at the Armory indoor track in New York City. Individually, his times recorded for the university were 6.99 seconds in the 60-meter dash, 10.71 in the 100 m and 21.93 over 200 m. He graduated from Utah Valley University (UVU) with honors in marketing and a minor in business management in 2013.

1986

Akwasi Frimpong (born 11 February 1986) is a Dutch-Ghanaian sprinter, bobsledder, and skeleton athlete. Frimpong was raised in Ghana and later moved to the Netherlands. He is a former Dutch Junior Champion in the 200 meter sprints. To qualify for the Olympics, Frimpong switched nationalities and sports, and represented Ghana in skeleton. Frimpong qualified for the 2018 Olympics in skeleton by obtaining a near-automatic invitation by virtue of continental representation, being the only athlete representing the African continent in skeleton, despite a low ranking that would not otherwise qualify.