Tyrell Cuffy (born 6 September 1988) is a Caymanian sprinter. Born in

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, Cuffy moved to the Caymans at a young age, and attended John Gray High School in George Town. He then studied at King College (in Bristol, Tennessee) on an athletic scholarship, winning both the 100 and 200-metre events at the 2008 NAIA National Track Championships. Cuffy had earlier won a silver medal in the 200 metres at the

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. He has since competed for the Caymans in a number of international events and meets, notably winning two gold medals (in the 100 and 200 metres) at the

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. In his youth, Cuffy also represented the national under-19 cricket team, including at the 2005 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship. His father, Theo Cuffy, played

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in Trinidad and Tobago, and came to the Cayman Islands to coach the sport.First Citizens Sports Foundation > Athletes > Theodore Cuffy
– First Citizens Sports Foundation. Retrieved 19 March 2016.

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* 1988 births Living people Caymanian cricketers Caymanian male sprinters Immigrants to the Cayman Islands Trinidad and Tobago emigrants Commonwealth Games competitors for the Cayman Islands Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games {{Caymans-athletics-bio-stub