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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), 2019 (fourth), and 2022 (fifth) and was 100 metres champion at the 2018 African Championships and 2018 Commonwealth Games. In the 4 × 100 metres relay, he helped South Africa become champions at the African Championships in 2016 and 2018, and place second at the 2018 Commonwealth Games with a South African record time of 38.24 seconds. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Akani Simbine is the 7,233rd most popular athlete (down from 5,908th in 2024), the 490th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 412th in 2019) and the 48th most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Akani Simbine ranks 7,233 out of 6,025. Before him are Anna Green, Qiu Bo, Luka Maisuradze, Tom Pappas, Florian Fuchs, and Sosthene Moguenara. After him are Dmitry Polyanski, Maksim Nedasekau, Gogita Arkania, Daniele Lavia, Simon Schürch, and Elena Vallortigara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Akani Simbine ranks 1,071. Before him are Rachid Aït-Atmane, Daniela Bobadilla, Josh Richardson, Romarinho, Fidan Aliti, and Qiu Bo. After him are Max Whitlock, Luka Rupnik, Nicolai Brock-Madsen, Ståle Sandbech, Nicolaj Thomsen, and Giannis Gianniotas.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Akani Simbine ranks 490 out of 454. Before him are Brian Baloyi (1974), Karin Melis Mey (1983), Desiree Ellis (1963), Jacques Freitag (1982), John Smit (1978), and Luvo Manyonga (1991). After him are John Smith (1990), Teko Modise (1982), Thabo Mngomeni (1969), Rory Sabbatini (1976), Matthew Brittain (1987), and Ryk Neethling (1977).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Akani Simbine ranks 48. Before him are Murray Stewart (1986), Hezekiél Sepeng (1974), Llewellyn Herbert (1977), Karin Melis Mey (1983), Jacques Freitag (1982), and Luvo Manyonga (1991). After him are John Smith (1990), Rory Sabbatini (1976), Matthew Brittain (1987), Sizwe Ndlovu (1980), Anaso Jobodwana (1992), and Zane Weir (1995).

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