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All you need to know about the super fast Akani Simbine: Net Worth, Age, Profile, Career, Wife, Olympics, Milestones, How Rich is he in 2024?
Akani Simbine is a South African sprinter known to compete mostly in the 100m, holding the National Record at 9.82s.
He made his international debut at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russia, and has qualified for every major championship ever since, thus making him one of the most consistent sprinters in history.
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After missing out on a medal yet again in the 100m final at Paris 2024 Olympics – finishing fourth with a new South African record time of 9.82s, Simbine finally won an Olympic silver medal as part of the South African 4 x 100 metres relay squad.
Akani Simbine Profile
Full name: Akani Simbine
Birth date: September 21, 1993
Nationality: South Africa
Ethnicity: African
Residence - Johannesburg
Place of Birth: Kempton Park, Gauteng
Age: 30 years old (As of August 2024)
Turned Pro: 2013
Personal Bests: 100m (9.82s), 150m (15.08s), 200m (19.95s), 4x100m (37.65s).
Mother: Eslie
High School: Edenglen High School
Hobbies: Playing football, supporting English Premier League team Chelsea, and playing golf.
Other Sports: Football: Played while he was at high school for a semi-professional team in the South African second division.
College: Graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Information Science from the University of Pretoria (RSA).
Estimated Net worth: $1 million - $5 million
Instagram: @akani_simbine
Akani Simbine's Early Years
Like many successful athletes, his passion for sports started at a tender age, precisely, in his teenage years. However, he was into football previously. To him, football was not as satisfying as athletics. Also, his parents played a part in his decision of converting to athletics.
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"My first sprinting memories were at primary school, although back then I was pretty average and never won any races." Was heavily into football, playing as a right winger. The headmaster in his high school reintroduced him to athletics, telling him if he wanted to continue to play football he needed to do athletics as well. His father then found a coach, Werner Prinsloo, who is still his coach now. (worldathletics.org, 17 May 2018).
How old is Akani Simbine?
Akani Simbine's age is 30. He was born on September 21, 1993.
Akani Simbine Career
Akani Simbine boasts of an illustrious international career that began at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russia.
The South African sprinter turned heads for the first time in his teenage years. In 2012, he won the 100m (10.19 seconds) final at Zone 6 Games in Lusaka. But, unfortunately, it took him a little longer to attain full success when he suffered an injury during his early career stages.
Akani Simbine Milestones
- Two-time Olympic 100m finalist, finishing fifth at Rio 2016 and fourth at Tokyo 2020.
- Three-time world championships 100m finalist (2017 fifth, 2019 fourth, 2022 fifth).
- Two-time African championships medallist (2016 bronze, 2022 silver).
- Two-time Commonwealth Games medallist in the 100m (2018 gold, 2022 silver). Silver medallist in the 4x100m in 2018.
- Held the African 100m record (9.84) from July 2021 to September 2021, when Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala clocked 9.77 in Nairobi.
- Has ran under 10 seconds in the 100m every year since 2015.
- With South Africa's 4x100m team, won the 2016 African Championships, silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and made two world championships finals (2017 fifth, 2022 sixth).
Akani Simbine at the Olympics
Akani Simbine made his Olympic debut at Rio 2016 with a fifth-place finish in the men's 100m final. At the Tokyo Olympics, he unfortunately missed an opportunity of winning a medal in the men’s 100m final, after finishing fourth behind Canada's Andre De Grasse in 9.89s.
The same unfortunate scenario played at the just concluded Paris 2024 Olympics, taking another fourth position despite clocking a new lifetime best and South African record of 9.82s, just 0.01s behind bronze medallist Fred Kerley.
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Interestingly, Simbine will bounce back in the 4x100m final as he anchored the South African 4x100m squad to the silver medal - his first Olympic medal.
Akani Simbine Net Worth
The 30-year-old is among the most highly-paid athletes in South Africa. Akani Simbine's cars are a testament that he makes a good fortune. For instance, he owns a Mercedes-AMG C63 S. His net worth allegedly ranges between $1 million and $5 million.
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Who is Akani Simbine's wife?
In January 2004, Akani Simbine announced his engagement with his beautiful Zulu bride as he shared pictures on his Instagram page.
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However, he has been in previous relationships with Jo Prins, a netball player and he was in another romantic relationship with Abigail Visagie, a news anchor and Moja Love presenter. Unfortunately, the relationship ended in mid-2020.
Akani Simbine Endorsements
Akani Simbine is professionally signed with Adidas, an ambassador for Richard Mille, and has previously partnered with Mercedes Benz. These are among many of his numerous endorsements and partnerships he has done in the past.
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