Antonio Alkana

Antonio Alkana
	Antonio Alkana at the 2020 Triveneto Meeting in Trieste, Italy
Personal information
Born	12 April 1990 (age 34); Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Country	South Africa
Sport	Track and field
Event	110 metres hurdles
Coached by	Marcel Otto
Medal record
Representing South Africa
All-Africa Games
African Championships

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. He also competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[4]

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).

Competition record[edit]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing South Africa
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	25th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.63
2015	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
	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	1st	4 × 100 m relay	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
2018	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	1st	110 m hurdles	13.51
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	9th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.47
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	22nd (h)	110 m hurdles	13.55
2022	African Championships	Saint Pierre, Mauritius	3rd	110 m hurdles	13.59
	African Championships	Saint Pierre, Mauritius	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.79
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	27th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.64
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	42nd (h)	110 m hurdles	14.25

References[edit]

^ 2018 CWG bio
^ "Antonio ALKANA - Olympic - South Africa". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
^ "Antonio Alkana". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
^ "Athletics ALKANA Antonio". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

External links[edit]

[1] 2018 CWG bio

[2] "Antonio ALKANA - Olympic - South Africa". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[3] "Antonio Alkana". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

[4] "Athletics ALKANA Antonio". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

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