Adrian Griffith (born 11 November 1984) is a Bahamian sprinter who specializes in the

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. He competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final. In the 4×100 metres relay he won silver medals at the

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and the

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. His personal best time is 10.14 seconds, achieved in Clermont Florida April 2014. This makes him the second fastest Bahamian of all time behind

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, and fastest Bahamian-born sprinter, at the time. That mark has since been broken by Shavez Hart He teamed up with Jamial Rolle, Shavez Hart and Trevorvano Mackey to break the Bahamian 4x100 national record in Morelia, Mexico.

University

Griffith graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science as a ''magna cum laude'' honoree at Dickinson State University in

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. He was a part of two-time

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(NAIA) National Championship team while attending Dickinson State University. He also was a six-time Conference Championship team (Indoor and Outdoor Conference meet), eight-time NAIA All-American, 9-time All DAC-10 Conference, four-time DAC-10 Conference Champion and was named 2006 Most Outstanding Athlete in DAC 10 Conference meet. He was also the former school record holder in both the 100 meters and long jump.

Personal bests

Outdoor

*100 m: 10.11 s (wind: m/s) –

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, 11 June 2016 *200 m: 20.54 s (wind: +1.1 m/s) –

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, 10 May 2014 *Long jump: 7.59 m (wind: +1.7 m/s) – Nassau,

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, 17 June 2006

Indoor

*60 m: 6.63 s – Newport News, Virginia, 8 February 2014 *Long jump: 7.63 m –

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, 10 March 2006

International competitions

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Griffith, Adrian 1984 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for the Bahamas Bahamian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for the Bahamas People from New Providence Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Bahamas Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for the Bahamas Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics