Rondel Kelvin Sorrillo (born 24 January 1986) is a

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sprinter, who specializes in the

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 ...

. He was the first

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athlete to win the men's 200 m title at the

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championships, winning it in 2010. Sorrillo competed in the 200 meters event at the

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, but without reaching the final round. He ran a personal best for the 100 m at the 2012 national championships, placing third with a time of 10.03 seconds.Lawrence, Kwame (2012-06-25)
Bledman wins Trinidad and Tobago title in 9.86
IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-09. He represented Trinidad and Tobago in both the

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and

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 ...

at the

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. He was part of the Trinidad and Tobago 4 × 100 m team that won the bronze medal at the

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. His personal best time for the 200 metres is 20.16 seconds. He also has a 9.99 second (+1.7) personal best in the

100 meters The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contest ...

, achieved in 2016 while finishing second in the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Trials. At 30 years, 152 days, he became the third oldest person to achieve a sub- 10 second time for the first time; and 6.57 seconds in the

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, achieved in January 2015 in Lexington.

International competitions

¹Disqualified in the final

References

External links

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Official bio at Kentucky
1986 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago male sprinters Olympic athletes of Trinidad and Tobago Kentucky Wildcats men's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Trinidad and Tobago Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Trinidad and Tobago Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for Trinidad and Tobago Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Trinidad and Tobago Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games {{Trinidad-athletics-bio-stub