Gary Kikaya

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Gary Kikaya
Gary Kikaya 2009.jpg
Kikaya in 2009
Personal information
NationalityCongolese
Born4 February 1980 (1980-02-04) (age 44)
Kinshasa, Congo
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
SportAthletics
Event400 m
ClubTennessee Volunteers, Knoxville
Achievements and titles
Personal best44.10 (2006) [1] [2]
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
African Championships in Athletics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Mauritius 400 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Nairobi 400 m

Gary Senga Kikaya (born 4 February 1980) is a retired sprinter from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He competed in the 400 m event at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, but failed to reach the finals. [1]

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Education

Kikaya is the son of Kikaya bin Karubi, a former Information Minister of the Congo, and a former Special Assistant to President Joseph Kabila. At the age of 12 his family moved to Johannesburg, South Africa, where his father served as the Congolese Ambassador to South Africa. Like most Southern African youths, his sporting interests began with rugby and soccer. He attended Queens High School in Johannesburg where he only turned to athletics as a senior in 1999 after watching the World Cup, in Johannesburg, the year before. He achieved the school's highest accolade in the form of a School Honours Blazer. He received a scholarship to study at Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), now the University of Johannesburg (UJ), was thereafter recruited by the University of Tennessee. Kikaya graduated in sociology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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References

  1. 1 2 Gary Kikaya Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine . sports-reference.com
  2. Gary Kikaya. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. All-time men's best 400 m. alltime-athletics.com
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