Derrick Atkins
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nation | Bahamas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
birthday | 5th January 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
place of birth | Kingston , Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
size | 185 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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discipline | sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best performance | 9.91 s ( 100 m ) 20.35 s ( 200 m ) |
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status | unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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last change: February 12, 2017 |
Derrick Atkins (born January 5, 1984 in Kingston , Jamaica ) is a track and field athlete from the Bahamas . His special routes are both the 100 m and the 200 m . Atkins is a 2nd cousin of former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell .
In 2005 he took part in the World Championships in Helsinki and was eliminated there in the semi-finals over 100 m with a time of 11.57 s. His greatest success so far was winning the silver medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka . At the same time, he improved his personal best to 9.91 s in the final run over 100 m.
At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , he was eliminated in the semifinals.
International placements
100 m
- 2nd place World Championships 2007
Personal best
- 100 m - 9.91 s (August 26, 2007)
- 200 m - 20.35 s (May 9, 2009)
- 400 m hurdles - 51.68 s (May 10, 2003)
Web links
- Derrick Atkins in the database of World Athletics (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Atkins, Derrick |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bahamian athlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th January 1984 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingston , Jamaica |