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Akani Simbine

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Akani Simbine (born 21 September 1993) is a South African sprinter specialising in the 100 metres event. He was fifth at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 metres and was the 100 metres African record holder with a time of 9.84 seconds set in July 2021 until broken by Ferdinand Omanyala in September 2021. Simbine was a World Championships finalist in the men's 100 metres in 2017 (fifth) and 2019 (fourth), and was 100 metres champion at the 2018 African Championships and 2018 Commonwealth Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Akani Simbine has received more than 332,450 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Akani Simbine is the 5,153rd most popular athlete (down from 3,702nd in 2019), the 404th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 323rd in 2019) and the 30th most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Akani Simbine ranks 5,153 out of 6,025. Before him are Christine Day, Meaghan Benfeito, David Calder, English Gardner, Katie Nageotte, and Kseniya Ryzhova. After him are Balázs Baji, Chaunté Lowe, Ebba Jungmark, Marie-Philip Poulin, Daniel Jasinski, and Alexey Volkov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Akani Simbine ranks 892. Before him are Sarah Logan, Sven Andrighetto, Qiu Bo, Anni Espar, Toni Silva, and Max Whitlock. After him are Viviane Asseyi, Chance the Rapper, Elba Rashani, Saleh Gomaa, Dominic Ressel, and Sergey Bida.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Akani Simbine ranks 404 out of 454. Before him are L. J. van Zyl (1985), James Thompson (1986), Tatjana Schoenmaker (1997), Gary Kirsten (1967), Wayne Odesnik (1985), and Hezekiél Sepeng (1974). After him are Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (1985), Calvin Marlin (1976), Faf du Plessis (1984), Quinton de Kock (1992), Themba Mnguni (1973), and Siyabonga Sangweni (1981).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Akani Simbine ranks 30. Before him are Luvo Manyonga (1991), Sunette Viljoen (1983), Jacques Freitag (1982), L. J. van Zyl (1985), James Thompson (1986), and Hezekiél Sepeng (1974). After him are Anaso Jobodwana (1992), Clinton Hill (1980), Bridgitte Hartley (1983), Karin Melis Mey (1983), John Smith (1990), and Murray Stewart (1986).

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