Daniel Stephen Caines (born 15 May 1979) is an English former athlete who mainly competed in the

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Early life

Caines was born in

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. He was educated at

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, a British

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in the affluent West Midlands town of

. He has a Kittian descent and grew up with an

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background.

Athletics career

In addition to winning medals in individual contests, he has been a fairly successful

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runner.

Achievements

Personal bests

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 ...

– 20.84 s (2003) *

– 44.98 s (2002)

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1979 births Living people English male sprinters Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics People educated at Solihull School Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Birchfield Harriers European Athletics Championships medalists English sportspeople of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics World Athletics Indoor Championships winners World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games {{England-athletics-bio-stub