Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Robert Dwumfour - Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- Robert.Dwumfour@mtsu.edu
- Phone:
- 615-439-7488
Robert Dwumfour is in his third year at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), where he works primarily with sprinters, hurdlers and relay athletes. He brings more than 11 years of coaching experience spanning collegiate, national-team and international competition.
Dwumfour joined the MTSU coaching staff after serving as a volunteer sprint coach while completing his graduate studies at the university in 2023. Since joining the program, he has contributed to the development of NCAA Division I championship-level athletes and NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifiers in 2025 and 2026, including John Sherman Olympian and Agu Chidinma who hold the 400m outdoor MTSU school record with 51.88 sec.
In 2026, Dwumfour helped guide Mustapha Bokpin to the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, where Bokpin earned First-Team All-America honors in both the 100 and 200 meters, finishing sixth in the 100 meters and fourth in the 200 meters. During the season, Bokpin also established personal bests of 9.94 seconds in the 100 meters and 20.04 seconds in the 200 meters. Dwumfour's helped accounted for five MTSU school records.
Prior to joining MTSU, Dwumfour served as Head Track & Field Coach at the University for Development Studies (UDS) in Ghana from 2018 to 2022. During his tenure, he directed the development of sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers while overseeing training, recruitment, competition preparation and overall program operations. His athletes progressed to national and international competition, with several earning opportunities to continue their academic and athletic careers in the United States.
Among his notable athletes were Barnabas Aggerh, an NAIA indoor 60-meter record holder and Sarfo Ansah, a Ghanaian Olympian who competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Dwumfour has also gained extensive experience with Ghana's national teams, serving at the U18 level in 2017, the U20 level in 2022 and at the senior level. He served as Team Ghana Sprint and Relay Coach at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, and as Ghana Senior National Sprint Coach at the 2024 African Senior Athletics Championships in Douala, Cameroon. At the 2024 African Championships, he contributed to medal-winning performances by Ghana's men's and women's 4x100-meter relay teams.
Before establishing his coaching career, Dwumfour competed at the national and international levels in Ghana. He was a four-time Ghana National Champion in the 400-meter hurdles, winning national titles in 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2016.
He represented Ghana at the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, China, and the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea. At the 2014 African University Games in Kenya, he won gold medals in both the 400-meter hurdles and the 4x400-meter relay. He also earned a bronze medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2012 African University Games in Namibia.
A native of Ghana, Dwumfour earned a Bachelor of Science in Sports Coaching from the University of Education, Winneba, in 2015. His alma mater provided him with the opportunity to begin his professional coaching career, marking the start of his journey in the coaching profession.
Dwumfour's coaching philosophy is centered on athlete development, technical excellence, accountability and long-term performance. His experience as both an elite athlete and coach allows him to combine practical coaching knowledge with sport science and performance analysis to help athletes reach their highest potential.
