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The Horst Mandl Memorial at Graz, Austria’s Stadion Eggenberg had a sizeable audience. Among many, a few big-name track and field athletes showed up as well. Eugene Amo-Dadzie, an accountant, however, didn’t let working a 9-to-5 schedule prevent him from competing in this meet. The 30-year-old not only showed up to the event but also won everyone over with his incredible time of 9.93 seconds (0.1 seconds) in the 100-meter dash.

The story of the world’s quickest accountant spread like wildfire. Many viewers were drawn to the video of Eugene Amo-Dadzie effortlessly running the 100 meters.

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Everyone at the Horst Mandl Memorial was anticipating a typical day of track and field, but not Amo-Dadzie. “World’s Fastest Accountant” Amo-Dadzie has recently proven his title on the track in Graz, Austria, with a time of 9.93 (0.1) seconds. The British runner seems to have gotten off to a typical start in the video but then picks up incredible speed in the middle of the race, easily outpacing his rivals. Amo-Dadzie was the fourth-fastest man in Britain when he crossed the finish line and completely annihilated the competition.

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The sixth-fastest time ever recorded by a British athlete also occurred at this competition. The 30-year-old now shares a fourth place on the all-time list for the 100 meters in the United Kingdom with Reece Prescod, behind only Linford Christie, Zharnel Hughes, and James Dasaolu. The accountant, who is also an athlete, trains at Lee Valley and has dropped his personal best from 10.93 seconds to 9.93 seconds in only four years.

The British athlete has received plenty of fame following the accomplishment as the footage spreads over the internet.

Netizens were left stunned by this feat

This impressive achievement was shared by Track Gazette on their Twitter page. As soon as the video was posted online, track and field enthusiasts flocked to the comments to discuss the extraordinary achievement.

This fan was completely stunned as they said, “I’m speechless. Does he know how fast he could be if he ran in hs / college.”

As the country’s future in the sport looks promising, this fan tweeted, saying, “SHEEEEEESH 9.93!!!! HE WENT SUB-10 ALREADY AND ONLY +0.! WIND!!! GB RELAY LOOKING.”

Nostalgia hit this viewer; as they say, “His running style reminds me Tim Montgomery.”

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As these records would go down in the annals of British track and field, this fan commented, saying, “We have a new British sprint star. About time someone new broke though because we can’t just rely on Hughes and Prescod.”

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As a result of his success, British sprinting fans may look forward to seeing Eugene Amo-Dadzie compete in and perhaps win future tournaments on behalf of their nation.

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