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Alonzo Russell (sprinter)

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For the American football player, see Alonzo Russell (American football).
Alonzo Russell
Personal information
Born (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 32)
Freeport, Bahamas
EducationFlorida State University
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 m
College teamFlorida State Seminoles[2]
Coached byKen Harnden[3]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Portland 4 × 400 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 4 × 400 m relay
World Relay Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Nassau 4×400 m relay
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Costa Rica 4x400m relay
Silver medal – second place 2018 Toronto 4x400m relay

Alonzo Russell (born 8 February 1992) is a Bahamian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[4] He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 World Indoor Championships.

His personal bests in the event are 45.25 seconds outdoors (Nassau, BAAA Nationals 2016) and 46.44 seconds indoors (Albuquerque 2014).

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Bahamas
2008 CARIFTA Games (U17) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 6th 400 m 51.22
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:22.77
2010 CARIFTA Games (U20) George Town, Cayman Islands 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:10:69
World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 17th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:14.42
2012 NACAC U23 Championships Irapuato, Mexico 5th 400 m 46.56
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.33
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.51
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.34
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 7th 400 m 46.20
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.53
World Championships Beijing, China – 4 × 400 m relay DQ
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 10th (sf) 400 m 47.07
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.75
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 400 m DQ
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 2:58.49
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 11th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.04
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom – 400 m DQ
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.92
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 6th 400 m 46.18
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.31
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 6th 400 m 46.26
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.98
World Championships Doha, Qatar 25th (h) 400 m 45.91

References

  1. ^ "2018 CAC Games bio". Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. ^ College team bio
  3. ^ "NBC Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  4. ^ Alonzo Russell at World Athletics


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