Akia Guerrier

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Akia A. Guerrier
Personal information
Nationality Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands
Born (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998 (age 24)
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
Height5"4
Weight130 Ibs
Sport
CountryTurks and Caicos Islands
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 200 metres, 100 metres, 400 metres

Akia Aretha Guerrier (born November 9, 1998) is a sprinter for the Turks and Caicos Islands. She specialises in the 100m, 200m and 400m sprints. She is also currently the national record holder for the Turks and Caicos Islands for the 100m, 200m, 400m as well as Long Jump. Akia has competed in numerous international events for the Turks and Caicos Islands such as: World Youth Games 2015 - Columbia, Commonwealth youth Games 2015 - Samoa, and World Junior Championships 2016 - Poland.

Personal bests

EventTime (seconds)VenueDate
200 metres 23.91 KSU Ward Haylett Invite, Kansas 6 May 2017
400 metres 55.62 Arizona, Sun Angel Track Classic 6 April 2019
100 metres 11.55 St. George's, Grenada 26 March 2016

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