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{{short description|Ghanaian sprinter}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2021}}
'''Emmanuel Tuffour''' (born December 2, 1966) is a retired [[Ghana]]ian [[Sprint (running)|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 × 100 m relay]] with 38,12 seconds, achieved at the [[1997 World Championships in Athletics|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==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{GHA}}
|-
|1987
|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Rome, Italy]]
|14th (sf)
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|39.94]]
|-
|rowspan=3|1988
|rowspan=2|[[1988 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Annaba, Algeria]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|200 m
|21.00
|-
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|4 × 100 m relay
|39.44
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Seoul, South Korea]]
|21st (qf)
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|10.37]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1989
|rowspan=2|[[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|27th (h)
|60 m
|[[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|6.85]]
|-
|15th (h)
|200 m
|[[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres|22.09]]
|-
|rowspan=6|1991
|[[1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Seville, Spain]]
|11th (sf)
|60 m
|[[1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|6.69]]
|-
|rowspan=3|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|12th (qf)
|100 m
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|10.19]]
|-
|14th (sf)
|200 m
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|20.91]]
|-
|13th (h)
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|39.55]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1991 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Cairo, Egypt]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|100 m
|10.30
|-
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|200 m
|20.59
|-
|rowspan=4|1992
|[[1992 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|[[Belle Vue Maurel]], [[Mauritius]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|200 m
|21.28
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=3|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|13th (sf)
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|10.34]]
|-
|11th (sf)
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|20.78]]
|-
|8th (sf)
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|39.28]]
|-
|rowspan=5|1993
|rowspan=2|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Toronto, Canada]]
|15th (sf)
|60 m
|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|6.78]]
|-
| –
|200 m
|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres|DQ]]
|-
|rowspan=3|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Stuttgart, Germany]]
|11th (sf)
|100 m
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|10.23]]
|-
|7th
|200 m
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|20.49]]
|-
|6th (sf)
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|38.61]]
|-
|1994
|[[1994 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[London, United Kingdom]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1994 IAAF World Cup results#4 × 100 metres relay|38.97]]<sup>1</sup>
|-
|rowspan=6|1995
|rowspan=3|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Gothenburg, Sweden]]
|16th (qf)
|100 m
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|10.29]]
|-
|18th (qf)
|200 m
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|20.61]]
|-
|21st (h)
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|39.83]]
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Athletics at the 1995 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]
|rowspan=3|[[Harare, Zimbabwe]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|100 m
|10.28
|-
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|200 m
|20.29
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m relay
|39.12
|-
|rowspan=3|1996
|rowspan=3|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=3|[[Atlanta, United States]]
|13th (sf)
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|10.22]]
|-
|14th (sf)
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|20.61]]
|-
|6th (sf)
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|38.62]]<sup>2</sup>
|-
|rowspan=5|1997
|rowspan=2|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Paris, France]]
|27th (h)
|60 m
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|6.73]]
|-
|26th (h)
|200 m
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres|21.88]]
|-
|rowspan=3|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=3|[[Athens, Greece]]
|14th (sf)
|100 m
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|10.33]]
|-
|28th (h)
|200 m
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|21.25]]
|-
|5th
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|38.26]]
|}
<sup>1</sup>Representing Africa<br>
<sup>2</sup>Did not start in the final

==External links==
*{{World Athletics||name=Emmanuel Tuffour}}

{{Footer All-Africa Champions 4 × 100 m relay Men}}

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[[Category:1966 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Ghanaian male sprinters]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Ghana]]
[[Category:African Games silver medalists for Ghana]]
[[Category:African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:African Games bronze medalists for Ghana]]
[[Category:African Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:20th-century Ghanaian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]

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