Akani Simbine’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro South African sprinter
Is Athlete
From South Africa
Type Sports
Gender male
Birth

21 September 1993, Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Age 27 years
Star sign Virgo
Residence Pretoria, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
Stats
Height: 176 cm
Weight: 74 kg
Education
University of Pretoria

Akani Simbine (born 21 September 1993) is a South African sprinter. 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. He finished fifth in 9.94 seconds in the 100m final of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on 14 August 2016. He is the 2018 Commonwealth Games 100 metres champion.

Whilst an Information Science student at University of Pretoria, 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. 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. In the first meet of the 2017 IAAF Diamond League in Doha, Simbine won the 100m event with a time of 9.99 seconds.

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. 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.

Statistics

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Personal bests

Event Time (s) Wind (m/s) Venue Date Notes
100 m 9.89 +1.9 Székesfehérvár, Hungary 18 July 2016 NR
150 m 15.08 A NWI Johannesburg, South Africa 15 February 2020 Altitude-assisted, no wind information
200 m 19.95 A +1.7 Pretoria, South Africa 4 March 2017 Altitude-assisted
4×100 m relay 38.24 N/A Gold Coast, Australia 14 April 2018 NR
4×200 m relay 1:20.42 N/A Yokohama, Japan 12 May 2019 NR

International championship results

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Wind Notes
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 9th 100 m 10.49 −0.4
7th 4×100 m relay 45.82 N/A
World Championships Moscow, Russia 7th 100 m 10.38 −0.3
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland 11th 100 m 10.21 −0.5
5th 200 m 20.37 +0.5 PB
4th 4 × 100 m relay 38.35 N/A NR, PB
African Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 8th 100 m 13.14 +0.4
2015 Universiade Gwangju, Korea 1st 100 m 9.97 0.0 NR, GR, PB
3rd 4×100 m relay 39.68 N/A
World Championships Beijing, China 11th 100 m 10.02 +0.9
17th 200 m 20.37 +0.4
DNF (semi 2) 4×100 m relay — N/A
2016 African Championships Durban, Africa 3rd 100 m 10.05 w +2.4 Wind-assisted
1st 4×100 m relay 38.84 N/A
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th 100 m 9.94 +0.2
2017 World Championships London, England 5th 100 m 10.01 −0.8
18th 200 m 20.62 w +2.1 Wind-assisted
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 1st 100 m 10.03 +0.8 SB
2nd 4×100 m relay 38.24 N/A NR, PB
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 1st 100 m 10.25 −2.1
1st 4×100 m relay 38.25 N/A
Continental Cup Ostrava, Czech Republic 3rd 100 m 10.11 0.0
DNF 4×100 m relay — N/A
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 9th 4×100 m relay 38.66 N/A
2nd 4×200 m relay 1:20.42 N/A NR, PB
World Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 100 m 9.93 +0.6

100 m circuit wins

  • Diamond League
    • Doha: 2017
    • London: 2019

National titles

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

Seasonal bests

Year 100 m 200 m
2010 10.61 21.91
2011 10.57 21.27
2012 10.19 20.68
2013 10.36 20.79
2014 10.02 20.37
2015 9.97 20.23
2016 9.89 20.16
2017 9.92 19.95
2018 9.93 —
2019 9.92 20.27
2020 9.91 A —
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