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Antoine Adams

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Antoine Adams
Personal information
Full nameAntoine Xavier Adams
Nationality Saint Kitts and Nevis
Born (1988-08-31) 31 August 1988 (age 36)
Cayon, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Websiteantoinexadams.com
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best100 m: 10.01 s (Basseterre 2013) 200 m: 20.08 s (Basseterre 2014)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Saint Kitts and Nevis
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 100 m
CAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Morelia 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Mayagüez 4×100 m relay
Updated on 23 December 2014

Antoine Adams (born 31 August 1988) is a retired Olympic sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. He was part of the 4 × 100 m relay team that won the bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.

Born in Cayon, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Adams showed early promise in track and field, excelling throughout his school years. After graduating from Cayon High School in 2005, he briefly attended The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College in 2006 before relocating to Houston, Texas in 2007 to pursue his athletic career more seriously. There, he enrolled in community college and began training under coach Eric Francis.

Following his competitive career, Antoine Adams transitioned into filmmaking and creative production. Today, he helps brands grow through storytelling, combining his Olympic-level discipline with a passion for visual media.

Personal bests

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

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 100 m 10.28 (-0.2 m/s)
2nd place, silver medalist(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

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