Antonio Alkana
Antonio Alkana (born 12 April 1990) is a South African hurdler.[3] He competed in the 110 metres hurdles event at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing narrowly missing the semifinals. In addition, he won the gold at the 2015 African Games. His personal bests are 13.11 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+1.8 m/s, Prague 2017) which is the African record and 7.76 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Portland 2016).
 Antonio Alkana at the 2020 Triveneto Meeting in Trieste, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 April 1990 Cape Town, South Africa[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 110 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marcel Otto | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  South Africa | |||||
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 25th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.63 |
| African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.32 | |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 17th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.76 |
| African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.43 | |
| 1st | 4×100 m | 40.04 | |||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro | 17th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.55 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 16th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.59 |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 5th | 110 m hurdles | 13.49 |
| African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.51 | |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 9th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.47 |
References
- 2018 CWG bio
- "Antonio ALKANA - Olympic - South Africa". rio2016.com. 24 June 2017.
- "Antonio Alkana". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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