Antoine Andrews
Personal information
NationalityBahamian
Born (2003-04-12) 12 April 2003
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100m, 200m, 400m, 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Bahamas
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Cali 110m hurdles

Antoine Andrews (born 12 April 2003) is a Bahamian athlete. He won the gold medal at the 2022 IAAF World Junior Championships in the 110m hurdles.

Career

Andrews attends St. John's College in Nassau, Bahamas. A versatile athlete he competes in 100m, 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles as well as his speciality, the 110m hurdles.[1]

Andrews won gold at the 2021 U20 NACAC Championships in the 110m hurdles.[2] He claimed the bronze medal at the 2022 CARIFTA Games 110m hurdles, in Kingston, Jamaica and also competed in the 400 metres race and qualified for the final in which he finished sixth.[3] Andrews broke the national junior record as he won the Bahamas national championship u20 110m hurdles race in June, 2022 in Nassau.[4]

Andrews broke the national 110m hurdles record again in the heats of the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships, running a time of 13.36 seconds.[5][6] He then won the final the following day in an even lower time as he won gold in 13.23 seconds. This equalled the world leading time for an under-20 athlete in 2022.[7][8] In doing so, he claimed the first Bahamian gold medal in any global championships in a hurdles event.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Making the CARIFTA mark". Tribune242.com.
  2. ↑ "Six Overseas Athletes to watch at Carifta 2022". Jamaica Gleaner.
  3. ↑ "Gordon leads sprint hurdles quinella, Curacao's Sophia brings first gold". Jamaicagleaner.com.
  4. ↑ "Devynne Charlton breaks her national record in 100m hurdles. Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations' National Championships". Tribune242.
  5. ↑ "Andrews breaks national record in 110m hurdles". tribune242.com.
  6. ↑ "Andrews makes 110m hurdles final". thenassauguardian.com.
  7. ↑ "WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS:Antoine Andrews wins gold in 110m hurdles". Tribune242.
  8. ↑ "THE Bahamas has a new world track star!!!!". The Bahamas Press.
  9. ↑ "Gold for Andrews!". The Nassau Guardian.
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