Kineke Alexander
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| Full name | Kineke Alicia Alexander | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 February 1986 Kingstown, Saint Vincent[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kineke Alicia Alexander (born 21 February 1986 in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) is a Vincentian sprinter[2] who competed in the 400m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3][4][5] She was the flag bearer for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2008 opening ceremony and the 2012 opening ceremony.[6][7] She was also the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines flagbearer at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[8]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she finished in 4th place in her 400 m heat and therefore did not progress further.[4] At the London 2012 Olympics, Kineke competed in the first Round of the Women's 400m but she didn't finish. Alexander qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was again the flag bearer for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she finished 7th in her heat and did not qualify for the semifinals.[9]
Personal bests[]
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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| Outdoor | |||
| 100 m | 11.69 s (wind: -1.3 m/s) |  Houston, Texas |
23 Mar 2013 |
| 200 m | 23.00 s A (wind: -0.6 m/s) |  Morelia |
7 Jul 2013 |
| 400 m | 51.23 s | San Marcos, Texas |
26 Apr 2014 |
| Indoor | |||
| 60 m | 7.34 s | Houston, Texas |
17 Jan 2014 |
| 200 m | 23.24 s | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
14 Feb 2015 |
| 400 m | 51.48 s | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
10 Mar 2007 |
Achievements[]
1: Did not show in the semifinal.
References[]
- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ Iowa Women's Track & Field - Kineke Alexander, Iowa Hawkeyes, retrieved December 30, 2014
- ^ Kineke Alexander at World Athletics
- ^ Jump up to: a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kineke Alexander". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ London 2012 profile Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008" (PDF). www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ^ Staff (27 July 2012). "London 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). Olympics. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Kineke Alexander Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Kingstown
- Olympic athletes of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines female sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Olympic female sprinters