Dean Griffiths
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | ||
Representing  Jamaica
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| CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) | ||
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1999 Fort-de-France | 400m hurdles |
Dean Horace Griffiths (born 27 January 1980 in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica) is a male hurdler from Jamaica, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He set his personal best (48.55) while winning the men's 400m hurdles at the NCAA Championship on 13 June 2003 in Sacramento, California and help Auburn University to a 2nd-place team finish. Also, in 2003 Griffiths was rank seventh best in the world over 400m hurdles and place 5th at the World Athletic Finals in Monaco.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Jamaica
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| 1999 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 2nd | 400m hurdles | 52.89 |
| Pan American Junior Championships | Tampa, United States | 4th | 400m hurdles | 51.87 | |
| 2002 | NACAC U-25 Championships | San Antonio, Texas, United States | 3rd | 400m hurdles | 50.06 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.19 | |||
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 3rd | 400m hurdles | 49.35 |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 9th (sf) | 400m hurdles | 48.64 | |
| 2004 | Summer Olympics | Athens, Greece | 21st (sf) | 400m hurdles | 49.51 |
| 2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | 400m hurdles | 48.89 |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 11th (sf) | 400m hurdles | 48.89 | |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 6th | 400m hurdles | 49.85 |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 5th | 400m hurdles | 49.30 |
References
- Dean Griffiths at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dean Griffiths". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
Categories:
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Jamaican male sprinters
- Jamaican male hurdlers
- Auburn Tigers men's track and field athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Olympic athletes of Jamaica
- People from Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Jamaica
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Jamaica
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games