Tyrell Cuffy

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Tyrell Cuffy
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
Born (1988-09-06) 6 September 1988 (age 35)
Trinidad and Tobago
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.33 (Edwardsville 2008)
200 m: 20.83 (Cali 2008)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
NACAC Under-23 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Toluca 4×100 m relay
Pan American Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 São Paulo 200 m
CAC Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Port of Spain 4×100 m relay
Island Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Jersey 100m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Jersey 200m

Tyrell Cuffy (born 6 September 1988) is a Caymanian sprinter.

Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Cuffy moved to the Caymans at a young age, [1] and attended John Gray High School in George Town. He then studied at King College (in Bristol, Tennessee) on an athletic scholarship, winning both the 100 and 200-metre events at the 2008 NAIA National Track Championships. [2] Cuffy had earlier won a silver medal in the 200 metres at the 2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. [3] He has since competed for the Caymans in a number of international events and meets, notably winning two gold medals (in the 100 and 200 metres) at the 2015 Island Games.

In his youth, Cuffy also represented the national under-19 cricket team, including at the 2005 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship. His father, Theo Cuffy, played first-class cricket in Trinidad and Tobago, and came to the Cayman Islands to coach the sport.<ref>First Citizens Sports Foundation > Athletes > Theodore Cuffy – First Citizens Sports Foundation. Retrieved 19 March 2016.</

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