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| Born | 7 February 1987 Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprinting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Allodin Fothergill (born 7 February 1987) is a Jamaican athlete who specializes in the 400m. [1] [2]
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor | |||
| 200 m | 20.91 s(wind: +0.8 m/s) | Spanish Town | 4 Jun 2006 |
| 400 m | 45.24 s |  Mayagüez | 26 Jul 2010 |
| Indoor | |||
| 60 m | 6.83 s |  Princess Anne, Maryland | 26 Feb 2012 |
| 400 m | 46.45 s | Boston, Massachusetts | 7 Mar 2010 |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Jamaica | |||||
| 2006 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe | 2nd | 400 m | 47.04 |
| 1st | 4x400 m relay | 3:07.75 CR | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 2nd | 400 m | 46.17 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.99 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 6th | 400m | 46.68 | |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.28 | |||
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.15 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 4th (h)1 | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.09 |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 400m | 45.24 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.68 | |||
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.10 |
| 2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, México | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.69 A |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.69 |
| Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | 2nd | 400m | 45.47 A | |
1: Did not compete in the final (Jamaica finished 8th).
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