Tyron Akins (born 6 January 1986) is a US-born

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, ...

competing internationally for

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

. He switched allegiance from his country of birth to Nigeria in 2014 2014 CWG profile
/ref> and has since won several medals on the continental level. His personal bests are 13.25 seconds in the

110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hur ...

(+0.4, Des Moines 2008) and 7.60 seconds in the

60 metres hurdles 60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.68 seconds ( Susanna K ...

(Liévin 2009).

Competition record

References

1986 births Living people American male hurdlers Nigerian male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games People from Bainbridge, Georgia African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub