Sekou Kaba
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| File:Sekou Kaba Leichtathletik Gala Linz 2017-7276 (cropped).jpg Sekou Kaba in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sekou Mohamed Kaba[1] |
| Born | 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 |
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Sekou Mohamed Kaba (born 25 August 1990) is a Guinean-Canadian hurdler.[5] He competed in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and the 110 metres hurdles event at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing reaching the semifinals.
His family emigrated to Detroit, Michigan, USA, 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
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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 | |
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 2017 JDLF results
- ^ a b Biography
- ^ 2015 PanAm Games profile
- ^ Canada Olympic Team profile
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
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Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Canadian men hurdlers
- Guinean emigrants to Canada
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Black Canadian sportsmen
- Black Canadian track and field athletes
- Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian hurdler stubs