Antoine Adams Explained

Antoine Adams should not be confused with Anthony Adams (disambiguation).

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Antoine Adams
Fullname:Antoine Xavier Adams
Sport:Running
Event:100 metres, 200 metres
Birth Date:31 August 1988
Birth Place:Cayon, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Height:1.8m (05.9feet)
Weight:79kg (174lb)
Updated:23 December 2014
Pb:100 m: 10.01 s (Basseterre 2013)200 m: 20.08 s (Basseterre 2014)

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]

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. 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

Event Result Venue Date
Outdoor
100 m 10.01 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) 16 Jun 2013
200 m 20.08 s (wind: +1.6 m/s) 22 Jun 2014
Indoor
60 m 6.58 s Houston, Texas 12 Feb 2016
200 m 20.93 s 13 Dec 2014

International competitions

Representing
2006CARIFTA Games (U20)Les Abymes, Guadeloupe4th (h)100 m11.35 (-1.5 m/s)
4th (h)200 m22.65 (+0.2 m/s)
2007CARIFTA Games (U20)Providenciales, Turks and Caicosbgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m40.71
Pan American Junior ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil8th (sf)100 m10.79 (+0.2 m/s)
6th (h)200 m21.60 (0.0 m/s)
6th4 × 100 m42.25
NACAC ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador5th4 × 100 m40.37
2010NACAC Under-23 ChampionshipsMiramar, Florida, United States8th (h)100 m10.57 (+0.4 m/s)
5th200 m21.00 w (+2.8 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico15th (h)100 m10.49 (+1.4 m/s)
14th (h)200 m21.14 w (+2.8 m/s)
7th4 × 100 m39.43
Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India7th (qf)200 m21.69 (+0.1 m/s)
2011Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico12th (h)100 m10.57 (-1.3 m/s)
16th (h)200 m21.39 (+1.1 m/s)
3rd4 × 100 m39.07
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea3rd4 × 100 m38.49
Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico10th (sf)200 m20.76 A (+0.2 m/s)
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m38.81 A
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom21st (sf)100 m10.27 (+1.0 m/s)
18th (h)1200 m20.59 (-0.4 m/s)
13th (h)4 × 100 m38.41
2013BVI Twilight InvitationalRoad Town, British Virgin Islands100 m10.28 (-0.2 m/s)
200 m20.87 (-0.3 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, Méxicobgcolor=gold1st200 m20.13 A (+0.5 m/s)
6th4 × 100 m39.82 A
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia16th (sf)100 m10.17 (+0.4 m/s)
13th (sf)200 m20.47 (0.0 m/s)
13th (h)4 × 100 m38.58
2014World RelaysNassau, Bahamas12th (B)4 × 100 m39.07
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 200 m1:20.51
Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom4th100 m10.16 (0.0 m/s)
16th (sf)200 m20.76 (+0.2 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, México4th4 × 100 m39.35 A
2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada3rd100 m
16th (sf)200 m
NACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica3rd200 m20.47 (+1.8 m/s)
6th4 × 100 m39.20
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China31st (h)100 m
39th (h)200 m20.75
2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States16th (sf)60 m6.66
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil54th (h)100 m10.39
30th (h)200 m20.49
15th (h)4x100 m relay39.81
1: Disqualified in the semifinal.

Notes and References

  1. News: Usain Bolt leads Jamaica to record win . 4 September 2011 . ESPN.com .