Kineke Alicia Alexander (born 21 February 1986) is a Vincentian sprinter who competed in the 400m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.London 2012 profile She was the flag bearer for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2008 opening ceremony and the 2012 opening ceremony. She was also the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines flagbearer at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she finished in 4th place in her 400 m heat and therefore did not progress further. 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.
Personal bests Event Result Venue DateOutdoor 100 m 11.69 s (wind: -1.3 m/s) Houston, United States 23 March 2013 200 m 23.00 s A (wind: -0.6 m/s) Morelia, Mexico 7 July 2013 400 m 51.23 s San Marcos, United States 26 April 2014Indoor 60 m 7.34 s Houston, United States 17 January 2014 200 m 23.24 s Fayetteville, United States 14 February 2015 400 m 51.48 s Fayetteville, United States 10 March 2007
Achievements Representing 2001CARIFTA Games (U17)Bridgetown, Barbados7th200m25.38 (-4.0 m/s)8th400m59.66World Youth ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary13th (h)1200m25.00 (+0.1 m/s)24th (h)400m57.542002CARIFTA Games (U17)Nassau, Bahamas5th200m24.97 (-1.3 m/s)3rd400m56.23 —Long jumpNMCentral American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U17)Bridgetown, Barbados5th200m25.30 (-1.0 m/s)2nd400m55.42Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U20)7th4 × 100 m relay49.115th4 × 400 m relay4:02.332003CARIFTA Games (U20)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago6th400m54.347th800m2:22.80World Youth ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada36th (h)200m25.10 (+1.0 m/s)14th (sf)400m57.49Pan American Junior ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados5th (h)200m24.70 (+0.4 m/s)4th (h)400m56.002004CARIFTA Games (U20)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago5th (h)200m24.49 w (+2.3 m/s)2nd400m53.83Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U20)Coatzacoalcos, Mexico8th200m24.91 w (+2.7 m/s)1st400m53.93World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy15th (sf)400m56.422005Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsNassau, Bahamas9th (h)400 m53.43Pan American Junior ChampionshipsWindsor, Canada4th400m53.28World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6th (h)400 m54.452006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia17th (sf)400m53.19NACAC Under-23 ChampionshipsSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic4th400m52.95Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia3rd400m52.042007NACAC ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador3rd400m53.52Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil10th (h)400m52.37World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan28th (h)400 m52.512008Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia11th (h)400m52.68 ANACAC U-23 ChampionshipsToluca, Mexico6th400m53.22 AOlympic GamesBeijing, China32nd (h)400 m52.872009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany22nd (sf)400 m53.432011Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico16th (h)400m55.41Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico12th (h)400m53.42 A2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey20th (h)400 m55.88Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom —400 mDNF2013BVI Twilight InvitationalRoad Town, British Virgin Islands200m23.40 (-0.8 m/s)400m51.67Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, Mexico1st200m23.00 A (-0.6 m/s)3rd400m52.81 AWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia33rd (h)200 m23.42 (+0.1 m/s)15th (sf)400 m51.642014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland13th (h)400 m52.80Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom5th (sf)200m23.58 (-0.2 m/s)5th400m52.78Pan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico4th400m51.94 ACentral American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico6th400m54.21 A2015NACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica4th400m52.51World ChampionshipsBeijing, China34th (h)200 m23.3031st (h)400 m52.242016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil34th (h)400 m52.452018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom30th (h)400 m55.46Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia19th (sf)400 m54.35Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia10th (h)400 m54.78NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada7th400 m55.36 1: Did not show in the semifinal.
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