Tyron Akins
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 110 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Auburn Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. He switched allegiance from his country of birth to Nigeria in 2014 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).