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Akani Simbine

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Born
1993 (32 years old)
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Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa

Position
Sprinter

Status
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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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Diamond League

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Latest Results

					Mens 100 metres Final at Weltklasse Zürich	28 Aug 25
					Mens 100 metres Final at Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat	25 May 25
					Mens 100 metres Final at Shanghai Diamond League	03 May 25
					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.

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