Grafton Ifill

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Grafton Ifill
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Full nameGrafton Ifill III
BornNovember 10, 1985 (1985-11-10) (age 39)
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
CAC Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Nassau 4×100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Bridgetown 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Bridgetown 4×100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2000 San Juan 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2000 San Juan 4x100 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Nassau 100m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Nassau 200m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Hamilton 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Nassau 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Hamilton 100m
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Bridgetown 100m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Bridgetown 200m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Bridgetown 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 St. George's 100m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 St. George's 200m

Grafton Ifill III (born November 10, 1985) is a former Bahamian sprinter from Nassau, Bahamas who competed in the 100m and 200m. He attended St. Augustine's College in Nassau, Bahamas before going on to compete for the University of Pennsylvania.

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He is remembered in the Bahamas for defeating Usain Bolt at the 2001 CARIFTA Games [1] over 200m. Bolt would go on to dominate at the Jr Level thereafter. [2] [3]

Ifill is now a Market Leader for JP Morgan Private Bank after spending most of his career at Goldman Sachs.

Personal bests

EventTimeVenueDate
100 m10.39 (+1.6) Grosseto, Italy 13 JUL 2004 [4]
200 m20.89 (+0.1) Bridgetown, Barbados 05 JUL 2002

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References

  1. "30TH CARIFTA GAMES 2001". cfpitiming.com. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. "Carifta Feat To Remember: Grafton Ifill Iii s Double Dose Of Victory". The Tribune 242. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. "Bolt finished second in the 200m in the under-17 division to Bahamian Grafton Ifill III". The Tribune 242. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. "Ifill Personal Best". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.