Austin Hamilton Explained

Austin Hamilton (born 29 July 1997) is a Swedish male track and field sprinter who competes mainly in the 100 metres. He was a bronze medallist in the 60 metres at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships and represented his country at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in the 4 × 100 metres relay.

A member of Malmö AI club, Hamilton was born in Jamaica and moved to Sweden at the age of nine. He set a Swedish junior record of 10.40 seconds for the 100 metres.[1]

International competitions

2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States15th (sf)100 m10.64
2015European Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden5th100 m10.72
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay39.73
2016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland13th (sf)100 m10.47
European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands11th (h)4 × 100 m relay39.37
2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia3rd60 m6.63
European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland6th100 m10.40
4 × 100 m relayDNF
2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom17th (sf)60 m6.75
European U23 ChampionshipsGävle, Sweden8th100 m14.70 (w)

Personal bests

All info from All-Athletics profile.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=h/athlete=142571-hamilton-austin/index.html Austin Hamilton
  2. http://www.all-athletics.com/node/680205 Austin Hamilton