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Kanika Beckles
Personal information
Born (1991-10-03) October 3, 1991 (age 33)
Sport
Country Grenada
SportAthletics
Event(s)400m, 200m
Coached byAlleyne Francique
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Grenada
OECS Track & Field Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tortola 400m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tortola 4x400m

Kanika Beckles (born 30 October 1991 in Saint Joseph) is a Trinidadian-born Grenadian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented Grenada at the 2012 Summer Olympics but did not start.[1][2][3][4] At the 2016 Summer Olympics she represented Grenada but placed fifth in her heat with a time 52.41 Seconds (Season's Best) and with an overall ranking of 32nd at the event. She did not advance to the Semi Finals.[5][6]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Grenada
2011
2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 7th (h) 400m 56.43s
2015
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 8th (s/f) 200m 28.14[7]
2016
Trinidad & Tobago National Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd 400m 52.61s [8]
OECS Track & Field Championships Tortola, British Virgin Islands 4th 200m 23.78s (0.2 m/s) [9]
OECS Track & Field Championships Tortola, British Virgin Islands 3rd 400m 53.37s[10]
OECS Track & Field Championships Tortola, British Virgin Islands 2nd 4x400m RELAY 3:41.75 [11]
2016 Rio Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 32nd (h) 400m 52.41s[12][13]

References

  1. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/oly-athl-atw400-rnd1-day-idUSL6E8J3BJW20120803
  2. ^ http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/52734eb8-dfe6-4786-a5fc-8b552f9a85d6
  3. ^ London 2012 profile
  4. ^ Sports-Reference profile
  5. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-athletics-women-results-idUSISS878224
  6. ^ https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-womens-400m-round-1-heat-7
  7. ^ http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/athletics/results-women-s-200m-2-01.htm
  8. ^ http://www.ttnaaa.org/results/2016/naaa_open/
  9. ^ http://bvi.milesplit.com/meets/242954/results/457689/raw#.V6ukUvkwjIU
  10. ^ http://bvi.milesplit.com/meets/242954/results/457689/raw#.V6ukUvkwjIU
  11. ^ http://bvi.milesplit.com/meets/242954/results/457689/raw#.V6ukUvkwjIU
  12. ^ https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-womens-400m-round-1-heat-7
  13. ^ http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/52734eb8-dfe6-4786-a5fc-8b552f9a85d6
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