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Akani Simbine

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Born
1993 (31 years old)

Birth Place
Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa

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Sprinter

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1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

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74 kg (163 lb)

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Sport
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South Africa Athletics

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League
Diamond League

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Latest Results
Mens 100 metres Final 04 Aug 24
Mens 100 metres Semi Final 2 04 Aug 24
Mens 100 metres Round 1 Heat 6 03 Aug 24
Mens 100 metres Final at Gyulai István Memorial 09 Jul 24
Mens 200 metres Final 1 at Meeting Madrid 21 Jun 24
Mens 100 metres Final at BAUHAUS-galan 02 Jul 23
Mens 100 metres Final at Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat 28 May 23
Mens 100 metres Final 03 Aug 22
Mens 4 x 100 metres Relay Final 23 Jul 22
Mens 100 metres Final 16 Jul 22
Mens 4 x 100 metres Relay Round 1 Heat 1 05 Aug 21
Mens 100 metres Final 01 Aug 21
Mens 100 metres Semi Final 3 01 Aug 21
Mens 100 metres Round 1 Heat 6 31 Jul 21
Mens 100 metres Final at Herculis 09 Jul 21
Mens 4 x 100 metres Relay Final 02 May 21
Mens 100 metres Final 28 Sep 19
Mens 100 metres Final 09 Apr 18

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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.



Career Honours

Commonwealth Games Silver
2022

South Africa Athletics

World Athletics Relays
2021

South Africa Athletics

Commonwealth Games
2018

South Africa Athletics

Commonwealth Games Silver
2018

South Africa Athletics


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