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Vincentian sprinter
Kineke Alexander
Full name Kineke Alicia Alexander Born (1986-02-21 ) 21 February 1986 (age 38) Track
Event 400m College team Iowa
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.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.
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Personal bests
Achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2001
CARIFTA Games (U17)
Bridgetown , Barbados
7th
200m
25.38 (-4.0 m/s)
8th
400m
59.66
World Youth Championships
Debrecen , Hungary
13th (h)1
200m
25.00 (+0.1 m/s)
24th (h)
400m
57.54
2002
CARIFTA Games (U17)
Bahamas
5th
200m
24.97 (-1.3 m/s)
3rd
400m
56.23
—
Long jump
NM
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17)
Bridgetown , Barbados
5th
200m
25.30 (-1.0 m/s)
2nd
400m
55.42
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)
7th
4 × 100 m relay
49.11
5th
4 × 400 m relay
4:02.33
2003
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago
6th
400m
54.34
7th
800m
2:22.80
World Youth Championships
36th (h)
200m
25.10 (+1.0 m/s)
14th (sf)
400m
57.49
Pan American Junior Championships
Bridgetown , Barbados
5th (h)
200m
24.70 (+0.4 m/s)
4th (h)
400m
56.00
2004
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago
5th (h)
200m
24.49 w (+2.3 m/s)
2nd
400m
53.83
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)
Coatzacoalcos , México
8th
200m
24.91 w (+2.7 m/s)
1st
400m
53.93
World Junior Championships
Grosseto , Italy
15th (sf)
400m
56.42
2005
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Bahamas
9th (h)
400 m
53.43
Pan American Junior Championships
Windsor, Ontario , Canada
4th
400m
53.28
World Championships
Helsinki , Finland
6th (h)
400 m
54.45
2006
Commonwealth Games
Melbourne , Australia
17th (sf)
400m
53.19
NACAC Under-23 Championships
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
4th
400m
52.95
Central American and Caribbean Games
Cartagena , Colombia
3rd
400m
52.04
2007
NACAC Championships
San Salvador , El Salvador
3rd
400m
53.52
Pan American Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
10th (h)
400m
52.37
World Championships
Osaka , Japan
28th (h)
400 m
52.51
2008
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Cali , Colombia
11th (h)
400m
52.68 A
NACAC U-23 Championships
Toluca , México
6th
400m
53.22 A
Olympic Games
Beijing , China
32nd (h)
400 m
52.87
2009
World Championships
Berlin , Germany
22nd (sf)
400 m
53.43
2011
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Mayagüez , Puerto Rico
16th (h)
400m
55.41
Pan American Games
Guadalajara , México
12th (h)
400m
53.42 A
2012
World Indoor Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
20th (h)
400 m
55.88
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
—
400 m
DNF
2013
BVI Twilight Invitational
Road Town , British Virgin Islands
200m
23.40 (-0.8 m/s)
400m
51.67
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Morelia , México
1st
200m
23.00 A (-0.6 m/s)
3rd
400m
52.81 A
World Championships
Moscow , Russia
33rd (h)
200 m
23.42 (+0.1 m/s)
15th (sf)
400 m
51.64
2014
World Indoor Championships
Sopot , Poland
13th (h)
400 m
52.80
Commonwealth Games
Glasgow , United Kingdom
5th (sf)
200m
23.58 (-0.2 m/s)
5th
400m
52.78
Pan American Sports Festival
Ciudad de México , México
4th
400m
51.94 A
Central American and Caribbean Games
Xalapa , México
6th
400m
54.21 A
2015
NACAC Championships
San José , Costa Rica
4th
400m
52.51
World Championships
Beijing, China
34th (h)
200 m
23.30
31st (h)
400 m
52.24
2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
34th (h)
400 m
52.45
2018
World Indoor Championships
Birmingham, United Kingdom
30th (h)
400 m
55.46
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast, Australia
19th (sf)
400 m
54.35
Central American and Caribbean Games
Barranquilla, Colombia
10th (h)
400 m
54.78
NACAC Championships
Toronto, Canada
7th
400 m
55.36
1 : Did not show in the semifinal.
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