Riker Hylton
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| bronze | 2011 Daegu | 4 × 400 m relay |
Riker Hylton (born December 13, 1988 ) is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 400-meter run .
Career
In June 2011, Hylton was with a new personal best of 45.30 seconds Jamaican champion over 400 meters ahead of Leford Green and last year's winner Lansford Spence . At the Central American and Caribbean Athletics Championships in Mayagüez ( Puerto Rico ) in 2011 , he finished fourth in the 400-meter run and won bronze in the Jamaican 4-by-400-meter relay .
At the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu , he did not get past the semi-finals in the individual competition, where he only came in eighth with a time of 46.99 seconds. For the Jamaican 4 x 400 meter relay team, he started in the final together with Allodin Fothergill , Jermaine Gonzales and Leford Green and won the bronze medal with a time of 3: 00.10 minutes.
Personal bests
- 400 meters: 45.30 seconds, June 26, 2011, Kingston , Jamaica
- 400 meter hurdles : 51.58 seconds, April 8, 2007, Providenciales
Web links
- Athlete portrait of Riker Hylton at the IAAF (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sprint double for VCB - Riker Hylton upsets in 400m final , Jamaica Gleaner, June 27, 2011. Accessed September 5, 2011.
- ↑ CAC Senior PUR 2011 Final Results (PDF file; 1.3 MB) ( Memento of the original from July 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Results of the XXIII Central American and Caribbean Championships by CACAC Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
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| SURNAME | Hylton, Riker |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jamaican athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1988 |