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Born | November 10, 1985 39) | (age||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
Event | Time | Venue | Date |
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100 m | 10.39 (+1.6) | Grosseto, Italy | 13 JUL 2004 [4] |
200 m | 20.89 (+0.1) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 05 JUL 2002 |
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The most popular sports in the Bahamas are those of colonial British origin as well as those adopted from neighbouring United States. They include athletics, basketball, baseball, American football, swimming, softball, tennis, boxing, and volleyball track.
This article is about the Athletics in the Bahamas from the early 20th century to onward
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