Antoine Xavier Adams (born 31 August 1988) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres.Adams helped win a bronze medal as a part of the 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.[1]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Antoine Xavier Adams |
Nationality | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Born | Cayon, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31 August 1988
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Running |
Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 100 m: 10.01 s (Basseterre 2013)200 m: 20.08 s (Basseterre 2014) |
Medal record | |
Updated on 23 December 2014. |
Born 31 August 1988, in Cayon Antoine Adams excelled in Track & Field in his early years leading up to high school. Upon graduating Cayon High School he attended The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College but left after a couple months. Antoine decided to further his track career and registered for community college in Houston and later met his coach Eric Francis.[2] In 2013 at the CAC Championships in Morelia, Adams broke the 200 National Record of St. Kitts and Nevis, bringing it down to 20.13s.
Personal bests
Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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Outdoor | |||
100 m | 10.01 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) | Basseterre | 16 Jun 2013 |
200 m | 20.08 s (wind: +1.6 m/s) | Basseterre | 22 Jun 2014 |
Indoor | |||
60 m | 6.58 s | Houston, Texas | 12 Feb 2016 |
200 m | 20.93 s | College Station, Texas | 13 Dec 2014 |
International competitions
1: Disqualified in the semifinal.
References
External links
- Antoine Adams at World Athletics
- Antoine Adams at Diamond League
- Antoine Adams at Tilastopaja at archive.today (archived 23 December 2014)
- Antoine Adams at Olympedia
- Antoine Adams at Olympics.com
- Antoine Xavier Adams at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Antoine Adams at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Antoine Adams at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Antoine Adams at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)