Kofi Kingston Ethnicity, What is Kofi Kingston’s Ethnicity?

Kofi Kingston Race

Kofi Kingston is of black descent. Race refers to markers of identification with a group based on perceived cultural distinctiveness.

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Kofi Kingston is a famous Ghanaian-American and Ghanaian professional wrestler who was born on August 14, 1981.

According to online news, Kofi Kingston is black and was born in Kumasi, Ghana.

Real name

Kofi Nahaj Sarkodie Mensah

Date of Birth

August 14, 1981

age

42 years old

high

183 cm (6 ft)

weight

96 kg (184 lbs)

place of birth

Kumasi, Ghana

gender

male

Profession

Ghanaian-American, Ghanaian professional wrestler

Country of Citizenship

American, Ghanaian

Race

Black

Who is Kofi Kingston?

Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah (born 14 August 1981) is a Ghanaian-born American professional wrestler currently affiliated with WWE, competing under the Raw brand on The New Day under the ring name Kofi Kingston.

Kofi began his professional wrestling career after completing his studies at Boston College. He initially wrestled in the New England independent scene as Jamaican wrestler Kofi Nahaje Kingston.

His talent caught the attention of WWE, who signed him to a developmental deal in 2006. In 2008, he moved to WWE, maintaining his Jamaican identity until late 2009, when he dropped his Jamaican identity and accent but kept the ring name Kofi Kingston. He then began competing as his actual home country of Ghana.

Kofi Kingston’s early life

  • Kofi Nahaj Sarkodie Mensah was born on August 14, 1981 in Kumasi, in the Ashanti region of Ghana.
  • His parents are Kwasi and Elizabeth Sarkodie-Mensah.
  • Kofi has an older brother named Kwame, also known as Twitch streamer Temp0, and a deceased older sister named Nana Akua.
  • The family moved to the United States, eventually settling in the greater Boston area.
  • Coffey completed his high school education at Winchester High School in Winchester, Massachusetts.
  • He continued his studies at Boston College.

Kofi Kingston Awards and Achievements

CBS Sports:

  • Moment/Angle of the Year (2019) – Winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35

Pro Wrestling Illustrated:

  • Doubles Team of the Year (2012)
  • Tag Team of the Year (2015, 2016), Big E and Xavier Woods
  • Ranked #4 among the top 500 singles wrestlers in the 2019 PWI 500
  • Ranked #8 in the 2020 PWI Tag Team Top 50 with Big E and Xavier Woods

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Sports Illustrated:

  • Ranked No. 9 in the 2019 Top Ten Male Wrestlers

Wrestling Observer Newsletter:

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  • Best Gimmick Award (2015) – The New Day, shared with Big E and Xavier Woods

WWE/World Wrestling Entertainment:

  • WWE Championship (1 time)
  • WWE Intercontinental Championship (4 times)
  • WWE United States Championship (3 times)
  • WWE Raw Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Evan Bourne (1 time), R-Truth (1 time), Big E and Xavier Woods (2 times), and Xavier Woods (2 times)
  • WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (7 times) – with Big E and Xavier Woods (6 times) and Xavier Woods (1 time)
  • World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with CM Punk
  • NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Xavier Woods
  • 13th Grand Slam champion (under current format; 20th overall)
  • 30th Triple Crown (Traditional)
  • Third Triple Crown Doubles Champion – with Xavier Woods
  • Bragging Rights Trophy (2010) – with Team SmackDown (Big Show, Rey Mysterio, Jack Swagger, Alberto Del Rio, Edge and Tyler Reks)
  • WWE Intercontinental Championship (2010)
  • WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (2018) – Big E and Xavier Woods
  • Slimey Award (2 times)
  • “Tell Me I Didn’t Just See That” Moment of the Year (2012) – Walking away holding hands during the Royal Rumble match to avoid elimination
  • Ring Gear of the Year (2020) – Big E and Xavier Woods
  • WWE Year-End Award (2 times)
  • Men’s Tag Team of the Year (2019) – with Big E and Xavier Woods
  • Moment of the Year (2019) – Winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania

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