Kirani James
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| Medal record | ||||
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| File:X Kirani James | ||||
Competitor for
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| Men's athletics | ||||
| World Junior Championships | ||||
| Silver | 2008 Bydgoszcz | 400 m | ||
| World Youth Championships | ||||
| Silver | 2007 Ostrava | 400 m | ||
| Gold | 2009 Bressanone | 400 m | ||
| Gold | 2009 Bressanone | 200 m | ||
| Commonwealth Youth Games | ||||
| Gold | 2008 Pune | 400 m | ||
| CARIFTA Games | ||||
| Gold | 2008 St. Kitts | 200 m | ||
| Gold | 2008 St. Kitts | 400 m | ||
| Gold | 2007 Turks and Caicos | 400 m | ||
Kirani James (born 1 September 1992 in St. George's) is a Grenadian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.
At the age of 14 he won the gold medal in the 400 m at the 2007 CARIFTA Games in the under 17 category with a time of 47.86 seconds. He went on to win silver medals at the 2007 World Youth Championships with a time of 46.96 s a time which is the fastest run by a 14 year old.
In April 2008 he defended his Carifta 400 m title, winning the 200 metres with a time of 21.38 s. In July that year he won silver medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships with a time of 45.70 s which is his personal best nation youth and junior record and the fastest time ever run by a 15 year old. In October he won the gold medal at the 2008 commonwealth youth games with a new games record of 46.66s. In April 2009 he ran a personal best of 45.45s to win the under 20 category at carifta games beating Usain Bolt previous record of 46.35s.
James became the first youth athlete to complete a 200/400 metres double gold at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics.
[edit] Personal bests - Outdoor
| Event | Time (seconds) | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 metres | 21.05 | Bressanone, Italy | 12 July 2009 |
| 400 metres | 45.24 NJR | Bressanone, Italy | 10 July 2009 |
[edit] References
[edit] External Links
- IAAF profile for Kirani James
