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| Nickname | Ty | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American, Nigerian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 1986 Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Auburn University | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 175 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 110 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Auburn Tigers[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ralph Spry | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tyron Akins (born 6 January 1986) is a US-born hurdler competing internationally for Nigeria.[2] He switched allegiance from his country of birth to Nigeria in 2014 [3] and has since won several medals on the continental level.
His personal bests are 13.25 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+0.4, Des Moines 2008) and 7.60 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Liévin 2009).
