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.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | ||
Representing  Jamaica
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| Pan American Games | ||
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2003 Santo Domingo | 400 m hurdles |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | ||
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2005 Nassau | 400m hurdles |
| CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) | ||
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1999 Fort-de-France | 400m hurdles |
Griffiths was coached by Henry Rolle
Achievements
edit| 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
edit- 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.
