Carvin Nkanata
Nkanata at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born6 May 1991 (1991-05-06) (age 32)
Summerville, South Carolina, U.S.[1]
EducationUniversity of Pittsburgh
Sport
SportAthletics
Event200 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best20.14 (2015)[2]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 Marrakech200 m

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

  1. Carvin Nkanata. Pittsburgh Panthers profile
  2. 1 2 Carvin Nkanata at World Athletics

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