Kanika Beckles

Kanika Beckles

Personal information
Born	(1991-10-03) October 3, 1991 St. Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago[1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Grenada
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400m, 200m
Coached by	Alleyne Francique
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Grenada OECS Track and Field Championships 2016 Tortola 400m 2016 Tortola 4x400m 2017 Grenada 400m 2017 Grenada 4x400m

Kanika Alana Beckles (born 3 October 1991 in Saint Joseph) is a Trinidadian-born Grenadian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented Grenada at the 2012 Summer Olympics but did not start.^[3][4][5] At the 2016 Summer Olympics she represented Grenada but placed fifth in her heat with a time 52.41 Seconds (Season's Best) and with an overall ranking of 32nd at the event. She did not advance to the Semi Finals.^[6][7]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Grenada
2011
	2011 Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	7th (h)	400m	56.43s
2015
	2015 Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	8th (s/f)	200m	28.14[8]
2016
	Trinidad & Tobago National Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	2nd	400m	52.61s [9]
	OECS Track and Field Championships	Tortola, British Virgin Islands	4th	200m	23.78s (0.2 m/s) [10]
			3rd	400m	53.37s[11]
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:41.75 [12]
	2016 Rio Summer Olympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	32nd (h)	400m	52.41s[13][14]
2017	OECS Track and Field Championships	Kirani James Athletic Stadium, Grenada	2nd	400m	53.90
			2nd	4 × 400 m RELAY	3:37.48
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	6th sf	400m	53.80[15][16]
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	4th	400m	53.75[17][18]

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