Kyron McMaster

Kyron McMaster (born 3 January 1997) is an athlete from the British Virgin Islands specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[3]

Kyron MacMaster
Kyron McMaster in 2016
Personal information
Born (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997
Road Town, British Virgin Islands[1]
EducationCentral Arizona College
University of Florida
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m hurdles
College teamFlorida Gators[2]
Coached byDag Samuels (–2017)
Lennox Graham (2017–)
Medal record
Representing  British Virgin Islands
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast 400m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Games
2018 Barranquilla 400m hurdles
NACAC Championships
2018 Toronto 400m hurdles

He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships where he finished in the top three in his heat only to be disqualified for a lane infringement. Earlier, he won a bronze medal at the 2016 World U20 Championships.

His personal best in the event is 47.54 seconds set in the Paris Diamond league, on June 30th 2018.[4] This is the current national record.

His coach, Xavier "Dag" Samuels died on September 9, 2017 during Hurricane Irma.[5]

McMaster won the British Virgin Islands' first ever Commonwealth Games medal (a gold) in the 400 m hurdles in 2018.[6][7]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  British Virgin Islands
2012 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U18)		 San Salvador, El Salvador 12th (h) 400 m 50.84
7th High jump 1.85 m
2013 CARIFTA Games (U17) Nassau, Bahamas 7th 200 m 22.36 (w)
5th 400 m 49.29
World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 62nd (h) 200 m 22.55
2014 CARIFTA Games (U18) Fort-de-France, Martinique 6th 400 m 49.10
3rd 400 m hurdles (84 cm) 52.85
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 43rd (h) 400 m hurdles 54.21
Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China – 400 m hurdles (84 cm) DQ
2015 Pan American Junior Championships Edmonton, Canada 1st (h) 400 m hurdles 50.161
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 400 m hurdles 49.56
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom – 400 m hurdles DQ
2017 IAAF Diamond League Various venues 1st 400 m hurdles 48.07
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 1st 400 m hurdles 48.25
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 1st 400 m hurdles 47.60
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 1st 400 m hurdles 48.18
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 400 m hurdles 48.10

1Did not finish in the final

References
  1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. "400m Hurdler Kyron Mcmaster Signs with the Florida Gators". The Island Sun. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. Kyron McMaster at World Athletics
  4. All-Athletics profile
  5. "Kyron McMaster's Track Coach 'Dag' Samuels Passes Away In Hurricane Irma". FloTrack. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  6. Kelner, Martha (12 April 2018). "Kyron McMaster lets the tears flow after gold follows coach's death". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. Scott, Chris (12 April 2018). "A year after Hurricane Irma, Kyron McMaster wins BVI's first Commonwealth medal". CNN. Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Retrieved 13 April 2018.


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