Sekou Mohamed Kaba (born 25 August 1990) is a Guinean-Canadian hurdler.[5] He competed in the 110 metres hurdles event at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing reaching the semifinals.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Sekou Mohamed Kaba[1] |
Born | Conakry, Guinea[2] | 25 August 1990
Education | University of Ottawa[3] |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[4] |
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Canada |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | 110 metres hurdles |
Club | Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club |
His family emigrated to Ypsilanti, Michigan in 2001 while Kaba moved to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in 2007.[2]
His personal bests are 13.43 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+1.9 m/s, Edmonton 2015) and 7.77 seconds in the 60 meters hurdles (New York 2015). In July 2016 he was named in Canada's Olympic team.[6]
Competition record
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Canada | |||||
2012 | NACAC U23 Championships | Irapuato, Mexico | 5th | 110 m hurdles | 13.81 |
2013 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Nice, France | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.84 |
2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 9th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.57 |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 22nd (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.58 | |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 28th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.70 |
2017 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.81 |
Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 7th | 110 m hurdles | 13.87 |
References
edit- ^ 2017 JDLF results
- ^ a b Biography
- ^ 2015 PanAm Games profile
- ^ Canada Olympic Team profile
- ^ "Sekou Kaba". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
External links
edit- Official website
- Sekou Kaba at Athletics Canada
- Sekou Kaba at World Athletics
- Sekou Kaba at Athletics Canada
- Sekou Kaba at Olympics.com
- Sekou Kaba at Olympedia
- Sekou Kaba at Team Canada