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Bahamian sprinter
Adrian Griffith (born 11 November 1984) is a
Bahamian sprinter who specializes in the
100 metres .
He competed at the
2009 World Championships without reaching the final.
[1] In the
4×100 metres relay he won silver medals at the
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games and the
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships .
His personal best time is 10.14 seconds, achieved in Clermont Florida April 2014. This makes him the second fastest Bahamian of all time behind
Derrick Atkins , and fastest
Bahamian -born sprinter, at the time. That mark has since been broken by
Shavez Hart
He teamed up with
Jamial Rolle ,
Shavez Hart and
Trevorvano Mackey to break the
Bahamian 4x100 national record in
Morelia, Mexico .
University
Griffith graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science as a magna cum laude honoree at Dickinson State University in
Dickinson, North Dakota . He was a part of two-time
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Championship team while attending Dickinson State University. He also was a six-time Conference Championship team (Indoor and Outdoor Conference meet), eight-time NAIA All-American, 9-time All DAC-10 Conference, four-time DAC-10 Conference Champion and was named 2006 Most Outstanding Athlete in DAC 10 Conference meet. He was also the former school record holder in both the 100 meters and long jump.
Personal bests
Outdoor
Indoor
International competitions
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing the
Bahamas
2002
CARIFTA Games
Nassau ,
Bahamas
8th
400m H
57.67
2nd
Pole vault
3.00m
3rd
Heptathlon
4594pts
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)
Bridgetown ,
Barbados
7th (h)
400m H
56.71
3rd
Decathlon
6123 pts
2004
NACAC Under-23 Championships
Sherbrooke ,
Quebec ,
Canada
3rd
Long jump
7.20m (+0.3 m/s)
2005
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Nassau, Bahamas
–
Decathlon
DNF
2006
NACAC U-23 Championships
Santo Domingo ,
Dominican Republic
11th (sf)
100m
10.63 (+0.0 m/s)
7th
Long jump
7.49 m (+0.7 m/s)
2nd
4 × 100 m
39.74
Central American and Caribbean Games
Cartagena, Colombia
2nd
4 × 100 m
39.44
2007
Pan American Games
Rio de Janeiro ,
Brazil
17th (h)
100m
10.56 (+1.6 m/s)
7th
4 × 100 m
39.91
2008
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Cali ,
Colombia
8th
100m
10.51 (+0.6 m/s)
2nd
4 × 100 m
39.22
2009
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Havana, Cuba
5th
100 m
10.29
3rd
4 × 100 m
39.45
World Championships
Berlin ,
Germany
28th (qf)
100m
10.28 (+0.1 m/s)
2010
Central American and Caribbean Games
Mayagüez ,
Puerto Rico
5th
100m
10.30 (+0.7 m/s)
–
4 × 100 m
DQ
Commonwealth Games
Delhi ,
India
6th (sf)
100m
10.35 (+0.9 m/s)
5th
4 × 100 m
39.27
2011
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
7th
100 m
10.35
4th
4 × 100 m
39.46
World Championships
Daegu, South Korea
–
100 m
DQ
Pan American Games
Guadalajara, Mexico
14th (sf)
100 m
10.59
2013
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Morelia, Mexico
1st
4 × 100 m
38.77
World Championships
Moscow, Russia
14th (h)
4 × 100 m
38.70
2014
World Indoor Championships
Sopot, Poland
22nd (h)
60 m
6.69
IAAF World Relays
Nassau, Bahamas
6th
4 × 200 m
1:23.19
Commonwealth Games
Glasgow, United Kingdom
25th (h)
100 m
10.46
5th
4 × 100 m
39.16
Central American and Caribbean Games
Xalapa ,
México
8th
100m
10.48 A (+0.9 m/s)
6th (sf)
200m
21.38 A (-0.4 m/s)
2016
World Indoor Championships
Portland, United States
22nd (sf)
60 m
6.71
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
61st (h)
100 m
10.53
2017
IAAF World Relays
Nassau, Bahamas
3rd (B)
4 × 100 m
39.18
5th
4 × 200 m
1:22.36
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