Antoine Adams

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]

Antoine Adams
Personal information
Full nameAntoine Xavier Adams
Nationality Saint Kitts and Nevis
Born (1988-08-31) 31 August 1988 (age 35)
Cayon, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best100 m: 10.01 s (Basseterre 2013)200 m: 20.08 s (Basseterre 2014)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Saint Kitts and Nevis
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2011 Guadalajara4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2015 Toronto100 m
CAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Morelia200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Mayagüez 4×100 m relay
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

EventResultVenueDate
Outdoor
100 m10.01 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) Basseterre16 Jun 2013
200 m20.08 s (wind: +1.6 m/s) Basseterre22 Jun 2014
Indoor
60 m6.58 s Houston, Texas12 Feb 2016
200 m20.93 s College Station, Texas13 Dec 2014

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Saint Kitts and Nevis
2006CARIFTA Games (U20)Les Abymes, Guadeloupe4th (h)100 m11.35 (-1.5 m/s)
4th (h)200 m22.65 (+0.2 m/s)
2007CARIFTA Games (U20)Providenciales, Turks and Caicos2nd4 × 100 m40.71
Pan American Junior ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil8th (sf)100 m10.79 (+0.2 m/s)
6th (h)200 m21.60 (0.0 m/s)
6th4 × 100 m42.25
NACAC ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador5th4 × 100 m40.37
2010NACAC Under-23 ChampionshipsMiramar, Florida, United States8th (h)100 m10.57 (+0.4 m/s)
5th200 m21.00 w (+2.8 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico15th (h)100 m10.49 (+1.4 m/s)
14th (h)200 m21.14 w (+2.8 m/s)
7th4 × 100 m39.43
Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India7th (qf)200 m21.69 (+0.1 m/s)
2011Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico12th (h)100 m10.57 (-1.3 m/s)
16th (h)200 m21.39 (+1.1 m/s)
3rd4 × 100 m39.07
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea3rd4 × 100 m38.49
Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico10th (sf)200 m20.76 A (+0.2 m/s)
2nd4 × 100 m38.81 A
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom21st (sf)100 m10.27 (+1.0 m/s)
18th (h)1200 m20.59 (-0.4 m/s)
13th (h)4 × 100 m38.41
2013BVI Twilight InvitationalRoad Town, British Virgin Islands 100 m10.28 (-0.2 m/s)
200 m20.87 (-0.3 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, México1st200 m20.13 A (+0.5 m/s)
6th4 × 100 m39.82 A
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia16th (sf)100 m10.17 (+0.4 m/s)
13th (sf)200 m20.47 (0.0 m/s)
13th (h)4 × 100 m38.58
2014World RelaysNassau, Bahamas12th (B)4 × 100 m39.07
2nd4 × 200 m1:20.51
Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom4th100 m10.16 (0.0 m/s)
16th (sf)200 m20.76 (+0.2 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, México4th4 × 100 m39.35 A
2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada3rd100 m10.09
16th (sf)200 m20.82
NACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica3rd200 m20.47 (+1.8 m/s)
6th4 × 100 m39.20
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China31st (h)100 m10.23
39th (h)200 m20.75
2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States16th (sf)60 m6.66
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil54th (h)100 m10.39
30th (h)200 m20.49
15th (h)4x100 m relay39.81

1: Disqualified in the semifinal.

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