Antoine Xavier Adams (born 31 August 1988) is a

Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis (), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island country and microstate consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain of ...

sprinter who specialises in the

200 metres 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 ...

. Adams helped win a bronze medal as a part of the 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2011 World Championships in

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. Born 31 August 1988, in

Cayon Cayon is a town on the northeast coast of Saint Kitts in the Caribbean. It is the capital of Saint Mary Cayon Parish. The estimated population in 2010 was 2,500 Cayon is home to the campus of Windsor University School of Medicine. St Mary's P ...

Antoine Adams excelled in Track & Field in his early years leading up to high school. Upon graduating Cayon High School he attended The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College but left after a couple months. Antoine decided to further his track career and registered for community college in Houston and later met his coach Eric Francis. In 2013 at the CAC Championships in Morelia, Adams broke the 200 National Record of St. Kitts and Nevis, bringing it down to 20.13s.

Personal bests

International competitions

¹: Disqualified in the semifinal.

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* * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Antoine 1988 births Living people Saint Kitts and Nevis male sprinters Olympic athletes for Saint Kitts and Nevis Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games

Pan American Games bronze medalists for Saint Kitts and Nevis Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Commonwealth Games competitors for Saint Kitts and Nevis Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Saint Kitts and Nevis World Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games