Riker Hylton
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| Nationality |
 Jamaica | ||||||||||||
| Born |
13 December 1988 Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Baton Rouge | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres, 4 x 400 m relay | ||||||||||||
| College team | LSU Tigers track and field | ||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
200 m 20.56 (+1.0 m/s) (Tempe 2012) 400 m 45.30 (Kingston 2011) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Riker Hylton (born 13 December 1988) is an Jamaican sprinter, competing in the 400 metres.[1]
Riker Hylton won a bronze medal as part of the Jamaican team in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu. He also ran in the 400 metres, where he was eliminated in the semi-finals
Hylton did not make the individual 400m Jamaican team for the 2012 Summer Olympics, but did compete in the 4 × 400 metres relay, running the second leg in the heats before Jermaine Gonzales pulled up injured.
References
- ↑ "Riker Hylton London 2012 Profile". London 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
External links
- Riker Hylton profile at IAAF
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