Sekou Mohamed Kaba (born 25 August 1990) is a Guinean-Canadian
hurdler
Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...
. 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.
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.
Competition record
References
External links
Official website*
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1990 births
Living people
Canadian male hurdlers
Guinean emigrants to Canada
World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
Black Canadian track and field athletes
Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada
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