Tyron Akins

Personal information
Nickname	Ty
Nationality	American, Nigerian
Born	(1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 (age 38) 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 Representing  Nigeria All-Africa Games 2015 Brazzaville 110 m hurdles African Championships 2014 Marrakech 110 m hurdles 2016 Durban 110 m hurdles

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).

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  United States
2005	Pan American Junior Championships	Windsor, Canada	2nd	110 m hurdles	14.00
Representing  Nigeria
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	9th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.75
	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	1st	110 m hurdles	13.57
	Continental Cup	Marrakech, Morocco	5th	110 m hurdles	13.48[4]
2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	3rd	110 m hurdles	13.54
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.74