Phobay Kutu-Akoi

{{Short description|Liberian sprinter (born 1987)}}

{{Infobox athlete

| name = Phobay Kutu-Akoi

| image = Phobay Kutu-Akoi 2012.jpg

| imagesize = 200px

| caption = Phobay Kutu-Akoi at the 2012 Summer Olympics

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|12|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Monrovia, Liberia[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004812/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/phobay-kutu-akoi-1.html Sports-Reference profile]

| height = 1.62 m

| weight = 57 kg

| sport = Athletics

| event = 100 metres, 200 metres

| club =

| collegeteam = St. John's University Redstorm

| education = St. John's University; B.A. in Psychology

| coach = Monte Stratton

| medaltemplates =

}}

Phobay Kutu-Akoi (born 3 December 1987 in Monrovia, Liberia) is a Liberian athlete who competes in sprinting events.{{World Athletics}} She represented her country in the 100 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was the flag bearer of Liberia during the opening ceremony.{{cite news| author = Staff | title=London 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers |url=http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Games_London_2012/Flagbearers.pdf |accessdate=30 July 2012| work = Olympics |date=27 July 2012}} She also competed at the 2011 Outdoor World Championships in Daegu, South Korea and at the 2016 Indoor World Championships in Portland, Oregon.

Competition record

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colspan="6"|Representing {{LBR}}
2010

|African Championships

|Nairobi, Kenya

|11th (sf)

|100 m

|12.10

2011

|World Championships

|Daegu, South Korea

|36th (h)

|100 m

|11.60

rowspan=4|2012

|rowspan=3|African Championships

|rowspan=3|Porto Novo, Benin

|5th (sf)

|100 m

|11.741

5th (h)

|200 m

|23.892

5th

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:33.24

Olympic Games

|London, United Kingdom

|42nd (h)

|100 m

|11.52

2016

|World Indoor Championships

|Portland, United States

|35th (h)

|60 m

|7.56

1Did not start in the final

2Did not start in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 11.37 (+2.0 m/s, San Marcos 2012)
  • 200 metres – 23.89 (-0.2 m/s, Porto Novo 2012)

Indoor

References

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{{succession box

| before = Jangy Addy

| title = Flagbearer for {{LBR}}

| years = 2012 London

| after = Emmanuel Matadi

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Category:1987 births

Category:Living people

Category:Athletes from Monrovia

Category:Liberian female sprinters

Category:21st-century Liberian sportswomen

Category:Olympic athletes for Liberia

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic female sprinters

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