Adrian Griffith (athlete)

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Adrian Griffith
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Personal information
Born (1984-11-11) 11 November 1984 (age 40)
New Providence, Bahamas
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
College team Dickinson State
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Cartagena 4×100 m relay
CAC Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Morelia 4×100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Cali 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Havana 4x100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Bridgetown Decathlon
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Nassau Pole vault
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Nassau Heptathlon
Updated on 10 December 2014

Adrian Griffith (born 11 November 1984) is a Bahamian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.

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He competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final. [1] In the 4×100 metres relay he won silver medals at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships.

His personal best time is 10.14 seconds, achieved in Clermont Florida April 2014. This makes him the second fastest Bahamian of all time behind Derrick Atkins, and fastest Bahamian-born sprinter, at the time. That mark has since been broken by Shavez Hart

He teamed up with Jamial Rolle, Shavez Hart and Trevorvano Mackey to break the Bahamian 4x100 national record in Morelia, Mexico.

University

Griffith graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science as a magna cum laude honoree at Dickinson State University in Dickinson, North Dakota. He was a part of two-time National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Championship team while attending Dickinson State University. He also was a six-time Conference Championship team (Indoor and Outdoor Conference meet), eight-time NAIA All-American, 9-time All DAC-10 Conference, four-time DAC-10 Conference Champion and was named 2006 Most Outstanding Athlete in DAC 10 Conference meet. He was also the former school record holder in both the 100 meters and long jump.

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
2002 CARIFTA Games Nassau, Bahamas 8th400m H57.67
2ndPole vault3.00m
3rdHeptathlon4594pts
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Bridgetown, Barbados 7th (h)400m H56.71
3rdDecathlon6123 pts
2004 NACAC Under-23 Championships Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada 3rdLong jump 7.20m (+0.3 m/s)
2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas Decathlon DNF
2006 NACAC U-23 Championships Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 11th (sf)100m 10.63 (+0.0 m/s)
7thLong jump 7.49 m (+0.7 m/s)
2nd4 × 100 m 39.74
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 2nd4 × 100 m 39.44
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17th (h)100m 10.56 (+1.6 m/s)
7th4 × 100 m 39.91
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 8th100m 10.51 (+0.6 m/s)
2nd4 × 100 m 39.22
2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 5th100 m 10.29
3rd4 × 100 m 39.45
World Championships Berlin, Germany 28th (qf)100m 10.28 (+0.1 m/s)
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 5th100m 10.30 (+0.7 m/s)
4 × 100 m DQ
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 6th (sf)100m 10.35 (+0.9 m/s)
5th4 × 100 m 39.27
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 7th100 m 10.35
4th4 × 100 m 39.46
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 100 m DQ
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 14th (sf)100 m 10.59
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 1st4 × 100 m 38.77
World Championships Moscow, Russia 14th (h)4 × 100 m 38.70
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 22nd (h)60 m 6.69
IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 6th4 × 200 m 1:23.19
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 25th (h)100 m 10.46
5th4 × 100 m 39.16
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 8th100m 10.48 A(+0.9 m/s)
6th (sf)200m 21.38 A(-0.4 m/s)
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 22nd (sf)60 m 6.71
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 61st (h)100 m 10.53
2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 3rd (B)4 × 100 m 39.18
5th4 × 200 m 1:22.36

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