Antonio Alkana

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]

Antonio Alkana
Antonio Alkana at the 2020 Triveneto Meeting in Trieste, Italy
Personal information
Born (1990-04-12) 12 April 1990
Cape Town, South Africa[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
CountrySouth Africa
SportTrack and field
Event(s)110 metres hurdles
Coached byMarcel Otto
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville 110 m hurdles
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Durban110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2016 Durban4x100 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Asaba110 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2022 Mauritius110 m hurdles

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  South Africa
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 25th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.63
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
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
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
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.79
World Championships Eugene, United States 27th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.64

References
  1. 2018 CWG bio
  2. "Antonio ALKANA - Olympic - South Africa". rio2016.com. 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". Olympics.com/tokyo-2020/. 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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