Derrick Atkins

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Not to be confused with Derrick Adkins.

Medal record
Derrick Atkins
Men's Athletics
Competitor for Bahamas
World Championships
Silver	2007 Osaka	100 m
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver	2006 Cartagena de Indias	100 m

Derrick Atkins (born 5 January 1984) is a Bahamian sprinter.

Atkins specializes in the 100 metres event and holds the national record of 9.91s in the 100 metres.

1 University
2 2005
3 2006
4 2007
5 References

[edit] University

Atkins was a 3 time National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national champion in the 100 meter dash while attending Dickinson State University in Dickinson, North Dakota. He helped lead those DSU track teams to back-to-back national team titles.

[edit] 2005

Atkins participated at the 2005 World Championships but failed to progress past the first round.

[edit] 2006

At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, Atkins won the silver medal^[1], having established a national record of 10.08 seconds during the heats.

[edit] 2007

On 28 April 2007 in Berkeley, California, Atkins again lowered the national record, to 9.98 seconds. He also ran 9.86 s and 9.83 s, though with tail winds of 2.3 and 2.4 m/s.^[2]

On 26 August, 2007 at the 2007 World Championships, Atkins came second with a national record time of 9.91s (wind speed -0.5 m/s). The event was won by Tyson Gay who ran 9.85s. Atkins beat the world record holder and favourite for the event, Asafa Powell who ran 9.96 seconds. Powell is frequently said to be his second cousin^[3], but this is untrue.