Kanika Beckles

Kanika Alana Beckles (born 3 October 1991 in Saint Joseph) is a Trinidadian-born Grenadian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented Grenada at the 2012 Summer Olympics but did not start.[3][4][5] At the 2016 Summer Olympics she represented Grenada but placed fifth in her heat with a time 52.41 Seconds (Season's Best) and with an overall ranking of 32nd at the event. She did not advance to the Semi Finals.[6][7]

Kanika Beckles
Personal information
Born (1991-10-03) October 3, 1991
St. Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago[1]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country Grenada
SportAthletics
Event(s)400m, 200m
Coached byAlleyne Francique
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Grenada
CARIFTA Games(U20)
2010 Cayman Islands 400 m
OECS Track and Field Championships
2016 Tortola 400m
2016 Tortola 4x400m
2017 Grenada 400m
2017 Grenada 4x400m

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Grenada
2010 CARIFTA Games George Town, Cayman Islands 3rd 400 m (U20) 54.04
2011
2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 7th (h) 400m 56.43s
2015
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 8th (s/f) 200m 28.14[8]
2016
Trinidad & Tobago National Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd 400m 52.61s [9]
OECS Track and Field Championships Tortola, British Virgin Islands 4th 200m 23.78s (0.2 m/s) [10]
3rd 400m 53.37s[11]
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:41.75 [12]
2016 Rio Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 32nd (h) 400m 52.41s[13][14]
2017 OECS Track and Field Championships Kirani James Athletic Stadium, Grenada 2nd 400m 53.90
2nd 4 × 400 m RELAY 3:37.48
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 6th sf 400m 53.80[15][16]
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 4th 400m 53.75[17][18]

References
  1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. "2018 CAC Games bio". Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. https://www.reuters.com/article/oly-athl-atw400-rnd1-day-idUSL6E8J3BJW20120803
  4. https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/52734eb8-dfe6-4786-a5fc-8b552f9a85d6
  5. London 2012 profile Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  6. https://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-athletics-women-results-idUSISS878224
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/athletics/results-women-s-200m-2-01.htm
  9. http://www.ttnaaa.org/results/2016/naaa_open/
  10. http://bvi.milesplit.com/meets/242954/results/457689/raw#.V6ukUvkwjIU
  11. http://bvi.milesplit.com/meets/242954/results/457689/raw#.V6ukUvkwjIU
  12. http://bvi.milesplit.com/meets/242954/results/457689/raw#.V6ukUvkwjIU
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/52734eb8-dfe6-4786-a5fc-8b552f9a85d6
  15. https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/result-women-s-400m-sfnl-000300-.htm
  16. https://results.gc2018.com/resCG2018-/pdf/CG2018-/ATH/CG2018-_ATH_C73A_ATHW400M--------------SFNL000300--.pdf
  17. http://barranquilla2018.com/en/calendario/
  18. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2018-08-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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