The 800-meter sprinter Nia Akins qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics by winning gold at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, clocking a personal best of 1:57.36. She competed in the 800 m competition at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where she defeated Raevyn Rogers to win the final.
Akins was born on July 7, 1998, went to the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), and graduated in nursing in 2020. After which, she turned professional. During her college days, at the Boston Invitational, she clocked 2:00.71, the second-best in NCAA history. She was also the silver medal winner at the 2019 NACAC U23 Championships.
In August 2023, she was chosen to compete in the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. In the final, she set her then-personal best, finishing sixth in 1:57.73. In August 2023, she also made her Diamond League debut in Zurich, where she placed fourth in the 800 meters.
Nia Akins Hometown
Nia Akins is from San Diego, California, in the United States. She got her schooling from Rancho Bernardo High School. Further, she went to UPenn and had several achievements, which are as follows:
| Year | College Achievements |
| 2017 | Competed at USATF Junior Nationals |
| 2017 | USTFCCCA All-Academic |
| 2017 | Indoor Second-Team All-Ivy (500m, 4x800m) |
| 2017 | Outdoor ECAC Champion (800m) |
| 2017 | NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (800m) |
| 2018 | USTFCCCA All-Academic |
| 2018 | Indoor Heps Champion (4x800m relay) |
| 2018 | Indoor First-Team All-Ivy (4x800m relay) |
| 2018 | Outdoor Heps Champion (800m, 4x800m relay) |
| 2018 | Outdoor First-Team All-Ivy (800m, 4x800m relay) |
| 2018 | NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier (800m) |
| 2018 | NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (800m, 4x400m) |
| 2018 | Outdoor Heps Team Champion |
| 2018 | Indoor Heps Team Champion |
| 2019 | NCAA Outdoor Championships National Runner-Up (800m) |
| 2019 | NCAA Indoor Championships National Runner-Up (800m) |
| 2019 | Outdoor First-Team All-America (800m) |
| 2019 | Indoor First-Team All-America (800m) |
| 2019 | NCAA Indoor Championships Qualifier (800m) |
| 2019 | NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier (800m, 4x400m relay) |
| 2019 | NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (800m) |
| 2019 | Indoor Heps Most Outstanding Track Athlete |
| 2019 | Outdoor Heps Most Outstanding Track Athlete |
| 2019 | Indoor Heps Champion (1,000m, 4x880yd relay) |
| 2019 | Indoor First-Team All-Ivy (1,000m, 4x880yd relay) |
| 2019 | Outdoor Heps Champion (800m, 4x800m relay) |
| 2019 | Outdoor First-Team All-Ivy (800m, 4x800m relay) |
| 2019 | Outdoor Heps Team Champion |
| 2019 | Indoor Heps Team Champion |
| 2019 | USTFCCCA XC All-Mid Atlantic Region |
| 2019 | XC Heps Second-Team All-Ivy |
| 2019 | USTFCCCA All-Academic |
| 2020 | Indoor Heps Most Outstanding Track Athlete |
| 2020 | Indoor Heps Champion (1,000m, Mile) |
| 2020 | Indoor First-Team All-Ivy (1,000m, Mile) |
| 2020 | Indoor Heps Team Champion |
| 2020 | NCAA Indoor Championships Qualifier (800m) |
| - | One of 10 named to the Bowerman Award watch list |
| - | One of three named USTFCCCA National Women's Track Athlete of the Year finalists |
| - | Seventh-place finisher at USATF Outdoor Championships |
| - | Silver medalist at NACAC U23 Championships |
| - | Second in NCAA history in indoor 800m (2:00.71) |
| - | First all-time at Penn in the outdoor 800m (2:01.67) |
| - | First all-time at Penn in the indoor 4x800m relay (8:45.54) |
| - | First all-time at Penn in the outdoor 4x800m relay (8:33.39) |
| - | First all-time at Penn in the outdoor 1500m (4:16.44) |
| - | First all-time at Penn in the outdoor 4x400m relay (3:32.12) |
| - | First all-time at Penn in the outdoor DMR (10:59.44) |
| - | First all-time at Penn in the indoor 800m (2:00.71) |
| - | First all-time at Penn in the indoor 1000m (2:43.92) |
| - | Second all-time at Penn in the indoor 4x800m relay (8:47.39) |
| - | Second all-time at Penn in the outdoor 4x800m relay (8:35.12) |
| - | Third all-time at Penn in the indoor 4x800m relay (8:47.87) |
| - | Third all-time at Penn in the indoor mile (4:46.05) |
| - | Fifth all-time at Penn in the indoor 500m (1:12.75) |
| - | Fourth all-time at Penn in the outdoor 4x800m relay (8:35.12) |
| - | Seventh all-time at Penn in the outdoor 400m (54.54) |
Nia Akins Nationality
Nia Akins’ nationality is American, given that she is from San Diego, California, in the United States. According to the World Athletics, her world ranking in the women's 800 meters is sixth place, which she has been holding on to for two weeks as of July 2024.
FAQ's On Nia Akins Nationality
A. Nia Akins is from San Diego, California, in the United States.
A. Nia Akins is from San Diego, California, in the United States. Q. What is Nia Akins's personal best? A. Nia Akins's personal best is 1:57:36, which she achieved at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the women's 800 meters.
A. Yes, Nia Akins has qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women's 800 meters.
A. Nia Akins is 26 years old. She was born on July 7, 1998.
