Daniel Caines

For persons of a similar name, see Daniel Caine (disambiguation).

Danile Caines

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	15 May 1979 Solihull, England
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	athletics
Event	400m
Club	Birchfield Harriers
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Great Britain World Indoor Championships 2001 Lisbon 400 m 2003 Birmingham 400 m 2003 Birmingham 4 × 400 m relay European Championships 2002 Munich 4 × 400 m relay 2002 Munich 400 m

Daniel Stephen Caines (born 15 May 1979) is an English former athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres and competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Caines was born in Solihull ^[1] and educated at Solihull School. He has a Kittian descent and grew up with an Adventist background.^{[ citation needed ]}

At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, he represented Great Britain in the 400 metres and the 400 metres relay. ^[1] Caines won the gold medal at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in the 4 × 400 m relay.

Caines became the British 400 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title in 2003. ^{[2] [3]}

A second Olympic appearance for the Great Britain Olympic team arrived at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. ^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Great Britain
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.32
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.22
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	400 metres	46.40
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	3rd	400 metres	45.28
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.25
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	2nd	400 metres	45.43
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.12

Personal bests

• 200 metres – 20.84 s (2003)
• 400 metres – 44.98 s (2002)

References

1. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
3. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2025.

External links

• Daniel Caines at World Athletics