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 the continental level.

Tyron Akins
Personal information
NicknameTy
NationalityAmerican, Nigerian
Born (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 (age 38)
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States
EducationAuburn University
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight175
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event110 metres hurdles
College teamAuburn Tigers[1]
Coached byRalph Spry
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville 110 m hurdles
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Marrakech 110 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2016 Durban 110 m hurdles

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

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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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