Personal information | |
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Full name | Eric Errol Keddo |
Nickname | Coach Keddo |
Born | Texas, United States | July 1, 1984
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hurdling |
Updated on 21 December 2014. |
Eric Errol Keddo (born 1 July 1984 in Texas, United States) [1] is a Jamaican hurdler who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles. [2] [3] [4]
He competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games where he placed 4th in the 110 meter hurdles missing bronze by 0.01 seconds. [5] Also in 2010, he finished second at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. In 2011, he won the gold medal at the 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships with a personal best of 13.49 seconds. [6]
His personal best time, in the 110 meter hurdles, is 13.49 seconds.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th | 110 m hurdles | 13.91 |
2009 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 5th | 110 m hurdles | 13.67 |
2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.52 |
Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.71 | |
2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.92 |
Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 12th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.83 | |
2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 22nd (h) | 110 m hurdles | 7.96 |
2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, Mexico | 5th | 110 m hurdles | 13.92 |
2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 7th | 110m hurdles | 14.53 A(wind: +0.7 m/s) |
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