Carvin Nkanata
Appearance
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | 6 May 1991 Summerville, South Carolina, U.S.[1] | (age 33)||||||||||||||
Education | University of Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 200 m | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 20.14 (2015)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Carvin Nkanata (born 6 May 1991) is an American-born Kenyan athlete specialising in the sprinting events.[2] He won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2014 African Championships. His personal best in the 200 metres (20.14, set in 2015) is the current Kenyan record.
Competition record
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Kenya | |||||
2014 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 4 × 200 m relay | 1:22.35 |
Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 10th (sf) | 200 m | 20.65 | |
10th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.32 | |||
African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 3rd | 200 m | 20.53 | |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 27th (h) | 200 m | 20.43 |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 72nd (h) | 200 m | 21.43 |
References
[edit]- ^ Carvin Nkanata. Pittsburgh Panthers profile
- ^ a b Carvin Nkanata at World Athletics
External links
[edit]Media related to Carvin Nkanata at Wikimedia Commons
- Carvin Nkanata at World Athletics
- Carvin Nkanata at Diamond League
- Carvin Nkanata at Olympics.com
- Carvin Nkanata at Olympedia (archive)
- Carvin Nkanata at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Carvin Nkanata at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
Categories:
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Kenyan male sprinters
- American people of Kenyan descent
- Sportspeople from Summerville, South Carolina
- Olympic athletes for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya
- United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field)
- Pittsburgh Panthers men's track and field athletes
- 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen
- Kenyan athletics biography stubs