Miguel Francis

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Miguel Francis
Miguel Francis 2015-09-11.jpg
Francis in 2015
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Antiguan
Born (1995-03-28) 28 March 1995 (age 28)
Montserrat [1]
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 200 metres

Miguel Francis (born 28 March 1995) is a sprinter born in Montserrat, a British overseas territory, who as of 5 April 2017 represents Great Britain internationally. [3] Francis, a resident of Antigua and Barbuda following his evacuation from Montserrat at just 6 months old, competed for that nation prior to April 2017. He competed for that country in the 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing narrowly missing the final.

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In 2016, it was reported that Francis had requested a transfer of allegiance to Great Britain; [4] as a citizen of an overseas territory, Francis is entitled to compete for Great Britain under the same rules as Shara Proctor, Delano Williams and Zharnel Hughes. Unlike these athletes, however, Francis needed to serve a period out of competition, having represented another full national team, Antigua and Barbuda. On 5 April 2017 IAAF confirmed that Francis' transfer of allegiance was complete and that Francis was registered and eligible to compete for Great Britain 'with immediate effect'. [5]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
2014 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U20)
Morelia, Mexico 3rd200 m21.00
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 18th (sf)200 m 21.29
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 7th4 × 100 m relay 40.45
2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 6th (B)4 × 100 m relay 39.25
4 × 200 m relay DNF
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 6th200 m 20.20
1st (h)4 × 100 m relay 38.14 1
World Championships Beijing, China 7th (sf)200 m 20.14
6th4 × 100 m relay 38.61
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 4th (h)200 m 20.11 2

1Disqualified in the final
2Did not start in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

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References

  1. "Glasgow 2014 - Miguel Francis Profile" . Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. "Athletics Athlete Profile : FRANCIS Miguel - Toronto 2015 Pan American Games". Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. "Miguel Francis". IAAF. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. "Francis Confirms Exit, Chides Public Over Accusations Against Mills". 15 August 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. "Nationality debate to reignite after Miguel Francis swaps Antigua for GB". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2019.