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
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 best(s)100 m: 10.01 s (Basseterre 2013) 200 m: 20.08 s (Basseterre 2014)
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
2006 CARIFTA Games (U20) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 4th (h) 100 m 11.35 (-1.5 m/s)
4th (h) 200 m 22.65 (+0.2 m/s)
2007 CARIFTA Games (U20) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos 2nd 4 × 100 m 40.71
Pan American Junior Championships São Paulo, Brazil 8th (sf) 100 m 10.79 (+0.2 m/s)
6th (h) 200 m 21.60 (0.0 m/s)
6th 4 × 100 m 42.25
NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 5th 4 × 100 m 40.37
2010 NACAC Under-23 Championships Miramar, Florida, United States 8th (h) 100 m 10.57 (+0.4 m/s)
5th 200 m 21.00 w (+2.8 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 15th (h) 100 m 10.49 (+1.4 m/s)
14th (h) 200 m 21.14 w (+2.8 m/s)
7th 4 × 100 m 39.43
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 7th (qf) 200 m 21.69 (+0.1 m/s)
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 12th (h) 100 m 10.57 (-1.3 m/s)
16th (h) 200 m 21.39 (+1.1 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m 39.07
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 3rd 4 × 100 m 38.49
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 10th (sf) 200 m 20.76 A (+0.2 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m 38.81 A
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 21st (sf) 100 m 10.27 (+1.0 m/s)
18th (h)1 200 m 20.59 (-0.4 m/s)
13th (h) 4 × 100 m 38.41
2013 BVI Twilight Invitational Road Town, British Virgin Islands 100 m 10.28 (-0.2 m/s)
200 m 20.87 (-0.3 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, México 1st 200 m 20.13 A (+0.5 m/s)
6th 4 × 100 m 39.82 A
World Championships Moscow, Russia 16th (sf) 100 m 10.17 (+0.4 m/s)
13th (sf) 200 m 20.47 (0.0 m/s)
13th (h) 4 × 100 m 38.58
2014 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 12th (B) 4 × 100 m 39.07
2nd 4 × 200 m 1:20.51
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 4th 100 m 10.16 (0.0 m/s)
16th (sf) 200 m 20.76 (+0.2 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 4th 4 × 100 m 39.35 A
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 3rd 100 m 10.09
16th (sf) 200 m 20.82
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 3rd 200 m 20.47 (+1.8 m/s)
6th 4 × 100 m 39.20
World Championships Beijing, China 31st (h) 100 m 10.23
39th (h) 200 m 20.75
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 16th (sf) 60 m 6.66
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 54th (h) 100 m 10.39
30th (h) 200 m 20.49
15th (h) 4x100 m relay 39.81

1: Disqualified in the semifinal.

References

  1. "Usain Bolt leads Jamaica to record win". ESPN.com. 4 September 2011.
  2. Cayon Church of God Honours Track Star and Olympian, Antoine Adams, on National Heroes' Day, SKNVibes, 20 September 2012, retrieved 23 December 2014
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Kim Collins
Flagbearer for  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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