AKANI SIMBINE

PROFILE

Nationality: RSA

Place of birth: Benoni

DOB: 21 September 1993

Coach: Werner Prinsloo

PERSONAL BESTS

100m: 9.84 sec
200m: 19.95 sec

HONORS

100m: SA record, 9.89 sec, Szekesfehervar, July’16
100 m: Gold, 10.03 sec, Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, 2018

200m: 19.95 sec, Pretoria, March’17

4x100 m: SA record, Silver, 38.24 sec, Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, 2018

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2014 Commonwealth Games: Glasgow - 5th, 200m (20.37)
2015 World Student Games: Gwangju - 1st, 100m (9.97)
2016 African Championships: Durban - 1st, 4x100m (38.84); 3rd, 100m (10.05)
2016 Olympic Games: Rio - 5th, 100m (9.94)
2017 World Championships: London - 5th, 100m (10.01)
2018 Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast - 1st, 100m (10.03); 2nd, 4x100m relay (38.24)
2018 African Championships: Asaba - 1st, 100m (10.25); 1st, 4x100m (38.25)

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