Tyron Akins

Tyron Akins
Personal information
Nickname(s) Ty
Nationality American, Nigerian
Born (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States
Education Auburn University
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 175
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 110 metres hurdles
College team Auburn Tigers[1]
Coached by Ralph Spry

Tyron Akins (born 6 January 1986) is a US-born hurdler competing internationally for Nigeria.[2] He switched allegiance from his country of birth to Nigeria in 2014 [3] and has since won several medals on continental level.

His personal bests are 13.25 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+0.4, Des Moines 2008) and 7.60 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Liévin 2009).

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United States
2005 Pan American Junior Championships Windsor, Canada 2nd 110 m hurdles 14.00
Representing  Nigeria
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.75
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 1st 110 m hurdles 13.57
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 5th 110 m hurdles 13.48[4]
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.54
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.74

References


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