Akeem Bloomfield (born 11 October 1997) is a Jamaican
track and field
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athlete specializing in
sprint events.
Career
Running for
Auburn University
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under coach
Henry Rolle
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, he finished second in the
400 meters
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is on ...
at the
2018 NCAA Championships behind
Michael Norman of
USC
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* University of ...
. His time of 43.94 ranks #17 on the
all-time list, one of only 18 human beings to run the distance under 44 seconds. 15 days later, he signed a professional contract with
Puma. Less than a month later, Bloomfield ran
200 meters
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...
in 19.81, at the
London Anniversary Games. . Bloomfield had never run under 20 seconds before, so his win was so unexpected, race announcers didn't even announce him as the winner until 20 seconds after the race when his name came up on the results display. That time also ranked him on the
top 25 all-time list, joining
Michael Johnson and
Isaac Makwala
Isaac Makwala (born 24 September 1985) is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.
Career
He was the gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games in 2018. He has also won continental titles at the distance, winning at the 2015 A ...
as the only men to make both the current 200 and 400 lists.
Earlier in the season, Bloomfield finished second to Norman at the
2018 NCAA Indoor Championships. Norman set the world record of 44.52 in that race, Bloomfield's 44.86 ranks him at No. 6 on the
all-time list and is the
Jamaican indoor record.
Bloomfield had previously run for
Kingston College. At the 2015 Jamaican National Championships, Bloomfield set the Jamaican Junior Record for 400 meters at 44.93.
Statistics
Information from
World Athletics
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profile or Track & Field Results Reporting System unless otherwise noted.
Personal bests
International championship results
Circuit wins
400 m
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Diamond League
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Rabat
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2018
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London
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2019
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Birmingham
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: 2019
*
World Indoor Tour
**
Glasgow
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: 2020
200 m
*Diamond League
**London: 2018
References
External links
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Living people
1997 births
Jamaican male sprinters
Auburn University alumni
World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica
World Athletics Championships medalists
Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica
Auburn Tigers men's track and field athletes
21st-century Jamaican people