Phobay Kutu-Akoi

Phobay Kutu-Akoi

Phobay Kutu-Akoi at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1987-12-03) 3 December 1987 (age 37) Monrovia, Liberia[1]
Education	St. John's University; B.A. in Psychology
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
College team	St. John's University Redstorm
Coached by	Monte Stratton

Phobay Kutu-Akoi (born 3 December 1987 in Monrovia, Liberia) is a Liberian athlete who competes in sprinting events.[2] She represented her country in the 100 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was the flag bearer of Liberia during the opening ceremony.[3] 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Liberia
2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	11th (sf)	100 m	12.10
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	36th (h)	100 m	11.60
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	5th (sf)	100 m	11.74^1
			5th (h)	200 m	23.89^2
			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

• 60 metres – 7.41 (Norman 2012)

References

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. Phobay Kutu-Akoi at World Athletics
3. Staff (27 July 2012). "London 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). Olympics. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

Olympic Games
Preceded by Jangy Addy	Flagbearer for  Liberia 2012 London	Succeeded by Emmanuel Matadi