Carvin Nkanata

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Carvin Nkanata
Carvin Nkanata Rio2016.jpg
Nkanata at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born6 May 1991 (1991-05-06) (age 33)
Summerville, South Carolina, U.S. [1]
Education University of Pittsburgh
Sport
SportAthletics
Event200 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best20.14 (2015) [2]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
African Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Marrakech 200 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.

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Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 5th4 × 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 3rd200 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 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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