Sekou Kaba
.jpg) Sekou Kaba in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sekou Mohamed Kaba[1] |
| Born | 25 August 1990 Conakry, Guinea[2] |
| 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 |
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.
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
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
- ^ 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
- 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
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