Kineke Alexander Explained

Kineke Alicia Alexander (born 21 February 1986 in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) is a Vincentian sprinter who competed in the 400m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.^{[2] [3]} She was the flag bearer for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2008 opening ceremony and the 2012 opening ceremony.^{[4] [5]} She was also the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines flagbearer at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.^[6]

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.^[7]

Personal bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date
Outdoor
100 m	11.69 s (wind: -1.3 m/s)		23 Mar 2013
200 m	23.00 s A (wind: -0.6 m/s)		7 Jul 2013
400 m	51.23 s		26 Apr 2014
Indoor
60 m	7.34 s		17 Jan 2014
200 m	23.24 s		14 Feb 2015
400 m	51.48 s		10 Mar 2007

Achievements

Representing
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)	Nassau, 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)
			bgcolor=silver	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	Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada	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)
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	400m	53.83
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Coatzacoalcos, México	8th	200m	24.91 w (+2.7 m/s)
			bgcolor=gold	1st	400m	53.93
	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	15th (sf)	400m	56.42
2005	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, 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	bgcolor=gold	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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018 CWG bio. 30 April 2018.
2. Kineke Alexander . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005854/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/kineke-alexander-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 11 August 2012.
3. http://www.london2012.com/athlete/alexander-kineke-1056383/ London 2012 profile
4. Web site: List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008. www.olympic.org. 2011-09-06.
5. News: Staff . London 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers . 15 June 2012. . 27 July 2012.
6. Web site: Glasgow 2014 - Kineke Alexander Profile. g2014results.thecgf.com. 2016-02-03. 2018-09-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180916203840/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/athletics/1032256/kineke_alexander.html. dead.
7. Web site: Rio 2016 . Rio 2016 . 2016-08-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821005948/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-womens-400m . 2016-08-21 .