Kristal Ama-Awuah (born 7 August 1999) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. She won a gold medal with the Great Britain women's 4 × 100 metres team at the 2026 European Championships. She was a bronze medalist over 100 metres at the 2018 World U20 Championships.
Early life From Tooting Bec, London, she trained as a member of the Herne Hill Harriers. Awuah attended St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls in Lambeth.
Career Awuah gained her first international experience at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, where she won the bronze medal in 11.37 seconds for the 100 metres, as well as gaining a medal with the British 4 × 100 metres relay team. She finished fourth in the 60 metres at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow with a personal best time of 7.15 seconds. In July 2019 she finished sixth in the 200 metres at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships in Gävle in 23.66 seconds and was part of the British relay pool at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha. In September 2020, she was runner-up over 100 metres at the 2020 British Athletics Championships.
Awuah claimed two national age group gold medals at the England Athletics U20 and U23 championships in Bedford in June 2021. On 26 June 2021 at the British Championship she finished fourth in the 100 m in a seasons best time of 11.23 seconds. The next day she also reached the final of the women's 200 m, finishing 8th.
In July 2023, competing at the British National Championship in Manchester, she reached the final in the 100 m and finished fourth overall. The following day she is also reached the final of the 200m, and finished seventh.
In April 2024, she was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. In July 2024 she finished second in the 200 metres at the English Championships in Birmingham.
On 20 June 2026, she was a finalist in the 100 metres at the 2026 UK Championships in Birmingham. The following day, she returned to the track and ran a personal best 22.99 seconds in the 200 metres to place third in the final. In August, she ran in the preliminary round of the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, with the team winning the gold medal in the final.
Personal life She is of Ghanaian descent.
Athletic Achievements Personal bests TypeDistanceTime (s)Wind (m/s)VenueDateNotesIndividual eventsIndoor60 metres7.15Glasgow, United Kingdom2 March 2019Outdoor100 metres11.16-0.1Berlin, Germany2 September 2018200 metres22.57+1.9London, United Kingdom12 July 2026Team eventsOutdoor4 × 100 metres relay42.37Birmingham, United Kingdom15 August 2026
International competitions 2018World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland3rd100 m11.373rd4 × 100 m relay44.052019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom4th60 m7.15World RelaysYokohama, Japan—4 × 100 m relayEuropean U23 ChampionshipsGävle, Sweden6th200 m23.66European Team Championships Super LeagueBydgoszcz, Poland3rd4 × 100 m relay43.462021European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia3rd100 m11.44—4 × 100 m relay National championships and competitions 2015England Indoor Championships, U17 eventsSheffield—60 m7.852016England Indoor Championships, U20 eventsSheffield—60 m7.87England Championships, U20 eventsBedford—100 m12.302017England Indoor Championships, U20 eventsSheffield4th60 m7.51England Championships, U20 eventsBedford1st100 m11.612018British Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham5th60 m7.36England Indoor Championships, U20 eventsSheffield3rd60 m7.48England Championships, U20 eventsBedford1st100 m11.50—200 m23.662019British Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham3rd60 m7.35England Championships, U20 eventsBedford1st100 m11.611st200 m23.24British ChampionshipsBirmingham4th100 m11.404th200 m23.362020British ChampionshipsManchester2nd100 m11.34—200 m2021England Championships, U23 eventsBedford1st100 m11.671st200 m23.24British ChampionshipsManchester4th100 m11.238th200 m23.822023British ChampionshipsManchester4th100 m11.547th200 m23.322024British ChampionshipsManchester—100 mEngland Championships, U23 eventsBirmingham2nd100 m11.822nd200 m23.972025British ChampionshipsBirmingham—100 m11.582026British ChampionshipsBirmingham8th100 m11.463rd200 m22.99
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