Akani Simbine

Akani Simbine (born 21 September 1993) is a South African sprinter.[6] He competed in the 100 metres event at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics and 2016 Summer Olympics and he won the 2018 Commonwealth Games 100m final.[7] He finished fifth in 9.94 seconds in the 100m final of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on 14 August 2016.[8] He is the 2018 Commonwealth Games 100 metres champion.

Akani Simbine
Simbine at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993
Johannesburg, South Africa[1]
ResidencePretoria, South Africa
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)[2]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)
  • 100 m
  • 200 m
University teamUniversity of Pretoria - Tuks/HPC
Coached byWerner Prinsloo[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 9.89 NR (2016)[4]
  • 150 m: 15.08 A (2020)
  • 200 m: 19.95 A (2017)[5][6]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  South Africa
World Relays
2019 Yokohama4×200 m relay
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast100 m
2018 Gold Coast4×100 m relay
African Championships
2018 Asaba100 m
2018 Asaba4×100 m relay
2016 Durban4×100 m relay
2016 Durban100 m
Universiade
2015 Gwangju100 m
2015 Gwangju4×100 m relay
Representing Africa
Continental Cup
2018 Ostrava100 m

Whilst an Information Science student at University of Pretoria,[2] Simbine equaled the South African record while setting an event record on 9 July 2015 in his gold medal winning run at the 2015 Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea.[9] Simbine broke the South African record in 100 m with a time of 9.89 seconds at the Gyulai István Memorial in Székesfehérvár on 18 July 2016.[10] In the first meet of the 2017 IAAF Diamond League in Doha, Simbine won the 100m event with a time of 9.99 seconds.[11]

Biography

Simbine started his 2020 season with a 150 m race at the University of Johannesburg Stadium on 14 February, equaling the South African record time (15.08) while jogging to the finish line.[12][13] He ran his first 100 m for the season on 14 March at the University of Pretoria Tuks Stadium. Unsure whether or not he would be able to compete later in the season because of the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic, he pushed all the way to the finish line in a world-leading time of 9.91 seconds in the heats.[14]

Statistics

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[6]

Personal bests
EventTime (s)Wind (m/s)VenueDateNotes
100 m9.89+1.9Székesfehérvár, Hungary18 July 2016NR
150 m15.08 ANWIJohannesburg, South Africa15 February 2020Altitude-assisted, no wind information
200 m19.95 A+1.7Pretoria, South Africa4 March 2017Altitude-assisted
4×100 m relay38.24N/AGold Coast, Australia14 April 2018NR[note 1]
4×200 m relay1:20.42N/AYokohama, Japan12 May 2019NR[note 2]

International championship results
Year Competition Venue Position EventTimeWind Notes
Representing  South Africa and Africa (Continental Cup only)
2013UniversiadeKazan, Russia9th100 m10.49−0.4
7th4×100 m relay45.82N/A
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia7th100 m10.38−0.3
2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, Scotland11th100 m10.21−0.5
5th200 m20.37+0.5PB
4th4 × 100 m relay38.35N/ANR, PB
African ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco8th100 m13.14+0.4
2015UniversiadeGwangju, Korea1st100 m9.970.0NR, GR, PB
3rd4×100 m relay39.68N/A[15]
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China11th100 m10.02+0.9
17th200 m20.37+0.4
DNF (semi 2)4×100 m relay—N/A
2016African ChampionshipsDurban, Africa3rd100 m10.05 w+2.4Wind-assisted
1st4×100 m relay38.84N/A
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil5th100 m9.94+0.2
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, England5th100 m10.01−0.8
18th200 m20.62 w+2.1Wind-assisted
2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia1st100 m10.03+0.8SB
2nd4×100 m relay38.24N/ANR, PB
African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria1st100 m10.25−2.1[16]
1st4×100 m relay38.25N/A[16]
Continental CupOstrava, Czech Republic3rd100 m10.110.0
DNF4×100 m relay—N/A
2019World RelaysYokohama, Japan9th4×100 m relay38.66N/A
2nd4×200 m relay1:20.42N/ANR, PB
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar4th100 m9.93+0.6

100 m circuit wins

National titles
  • South African Championships
    • 100 m: 2015, 2017
    • 200 m: 2019

Seasonal bests
Year100 m200 m
201010.6121.91
201110.5721.27
201210.1920.68
201310.3620.79
201410.0220.37
20159.9720.23
20169.8920.16
20179.9219.95
20189.93—
20199.9220.27
20209.91 A—

Notes
  1. Shared with Henricho Bruintjies, Emile Erasmus, and Anaso Jobodwana for South Africa.
  2. Shared with Simon Magakwe, Chederick van Wyk, and Sinesipho Dambile for South Africa.

References
  1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. "SIMBINE Akani". gwangju2015.kr. 2015 Summer Universiade. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  3. Breakfast, Siviwe (28 June 2018). "IAAF Diamond League: Simbine faces tough field in 100m". thesouthafrican.com. The South African. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  4. Mohamed, Ashfak (18 July 2016). "Simbine breaks SA 100m record!". iol.co.za. Independent Online. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. "Simbine makes history, runs fastest 100m in SA". sport24.co.za. News24. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. "ATHLETE PROFILE Akani SIMBINE". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. "South Africa at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics". IAAF. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  8. "Bolt blasts to 100m gold hat-trick". Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  9. "Universiade 2015 Broken Records". gwangju2015.com. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  10. Christopher Maduewesi (18 July 2016). "Akani Simbine storms to new South African 100m record of 9.89s!". makingofchamps.com. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  11. "Akani Simbine streaks to victory in Doha! | IOL". Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  12. "Semenya and Simbine begin new season with a bang". iol.co.za. Independent Online (IOL)/African News Agency. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  13. "Akani Simbine EQUALS 150m SA RECORD!!". backtrack.co.za. BackTrack Sports. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  14. Isaacson, David (14 March 2020). "Akani Simbine runs 100m like hes at the Olympics". times.co.za. The Times. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  15. "Medallists by event" (PDF). fisu.net. International University Sports Federation. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  16. "African championships, Asaba (Nigeria)". africathle.com. Africathle. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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