| Tyron Akins | |
| Nickname: | Ty |
| Nationality: | American, Nigerian |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | 110 metres hurdles |
| Birth Date: | 6 January 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in |
| Weight: | 175 |
| Education: | Auburn University |
| Collegeteam: | Auburn Tigers[1] |
| Coach: | Ralph Spry |
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 [2] 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).
| Representing the | |||||||
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| 2005 | Pan American Junior Championships | Windsor, Canada | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 14.00 | |
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| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 9th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.75 | ||
| African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.57 | ||
| Continental Cup | Marrakech, Morocco | 5th | 110 m hurdles | 13.48[3] | |||
| 2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.54 | ||
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.74 | |