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Akani Simbine

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Born
1993 (30 years old)

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Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa

Position
Sprinter

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1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight
74 kg (163 lb)

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South Africa Athletics

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Akani Simbine (born 21 September 1993) is a South African sprinter specialising in the 100 metres event. He was fifth at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 metres and is the 100 metres African record holder with a time of 9.84 seconds, set in July 2021.

Simbine was a World Championships finalist in the men's 100 metres in 2017 (fifth) and 2019 (fourth), and was 100 metres champion at the 2018 African Championships and 2018 Commonwealth Games. In the 4 × 100 metres relay he helped South Africa become champions at the African Championships in 2016 and 2018, and place second at the 2018 Commonwealth Games with a South African record time of 38.24 seconds. He anchored South Africa to gold at the 2021 World Relays.