Adam Harris (athlete)
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Adam Harris (born July 21, 1987) is an American sprinter who represented Guyana in the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2009 World Championships, 2013 World Championships and 2014 World Indoor Championships.
He competed in the 200 metres event at the 2008 Olympic Games, but without reaching the final round.[1]
His personal best time is 20.60 seconds, achieved in July 2013 in Morelia, Mexico. Harris is also the Guyanese National Record Holder in the 100 metres and 60 metres dashes. He has 9.90 seconds (wind-aided)/10.09 seconds (wind-legal) in the 100 metres, and 6.55 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in February 2014 at the Kelly Family Sports Center in Allendale on the campus of Grand Valley State University.[1]
Harris grew up in Wheaton, Illinois, and attended Wheaton North High School, where he was coached by track and field specialist Don Helberg. After graduating he attended The University of Michigan.[2]
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 m: 10.12 s (wind: +0.4 m/s) – Template:Flagicon Port of Spain, 17 May 2014
- 200 m: 20.60 s A (wind: +0.3 m/s) – Template:Flagicon Morelia, 7 July 2013
- Long jump: 7.32 m (wind: NWI) – Template:Flagicon Columbus, Ohio, 5 April 2008
Indoor
- 60 m: 6.55 s – Template:Flagicon Allendale, Michigan, 21 February 2014
- 200 m: 20.99 s – Template:Flagicon State College, Pennsylvania, 1 March 2009
- Long jump: 7.58 m – Template:Flagicon Madison, Wisconsin, 1 March 2008
Achievements
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| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 6th (h) | 200 m | 21.36 (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 32nd (qf) | 100m | 10.39 (wind: −0.7 m/s) |
| 43rd (h) | 200m | 21.28 (wind: −1.5 m/s) | |||
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 100m | 14th (h) | 10.44 (wind: +1.1 m/s) |
| 200m | 13th | 21.12 (wind: −1.0 m/s) | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 31st (qf) | 100m | 11.88 (wind: +0.9 m/s) | |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 24th (h) | 100m | 10.62 A (wind: +1.2 m/s) |
| 30th (h) | 200m | 22.45 A (wind: +0.2 m/s) | |||
| 2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, México | 6th | 100m | 10.24 A (wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| 6th | 200m | 20.60 A (wind: −0.9 m/s) | |||
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 31st (h) | 100m | 10.30 (wind: −0.2 m/s) | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 9th (sf) | 60m | 6.59 |
| Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 6th (sf) | 100m | 10.23 (wind: +0.7 m/s) | |
| 3rd (h) | 200m | 21.19 (wind: +1.5 m/s) | |||
| – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 6th (h) | 100m | 10.75 A (wind: -0.7 m/s) | |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.74 A | |||
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 39th (h) | 60 m | 6.82 |
References
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External links
- Template:First word Template:PAGENAMEBASE at World AthleticsTemplate:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
- Template:Olympics.com
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- Tilastopaja biography
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Guyanese male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Guyana
- Sportspeople from Wheaton, Illinois
- American sportspeople of Guyanese descent
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Guyana
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Guyana
- Michigan Wolverines men's track and field athletes
- 21st-century Guyanese sportsmen
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games