Rasheeme Griffith

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Rasheeme Griffith
Personal information
NationalityBarbados
Born (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 47.09 (2024)
400m hurdles: 48.79 (2024) NR
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 San José 400 m hurdles
Carifta Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 George Town 400m hurdles

Rasheeme Griffith (born 3 May 2000) is a Barbadian sprinter and hurdler. He is the Barbadian national record holder over 400 metres hurdles. [1]

Career

He was a gold medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2019 CARIFTA Games. [2] He was a gold medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2021 NACAC U18 U20 and U23 Championships in Athletics in Costa Rica. [3] He competed for Barbados at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. [4]

He ran as part of the Barbadian 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. [5] Whilst competing for the University of Tennessee, established a new 400m hurdles Barbadian national record of 48.79 in the heats of the SEC Championships on May 9, 2024. [6] Also a two-time national champion, he was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025. [7] [8]

References

  1. "Rasheeme Griffith". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  2. "ATHLETICS-CARIFTA-UPDATE – Griffith 400m hurdles champion". Barbados Today. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  3. "BARBADOS STARTS NACAC WITH 4 GOLDS, 1 SILVER, 1 BRONZE". Barbados Advocate. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  4. "Barbados' team named for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". Olympic.org. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  5. "4X400 METRES RELAY". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  6. Jacks, Bradley (21 June 2024). "Commonwealth champion Sada Williams to headline Barbados National Championships". SportsMax. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  7. "4 athletes heading to China for World Indoor Championships". cbc.bb. March 15, 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  8. "AA Barbados names 4-person team to World Indoor Championships in Nanjing". SportsMax. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.