Dedric Dukes (born February 4, 1992) is an American
sprinter and former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
wide receiver. He attended the
University of Florida
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...
.
A native of
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...
, Dukes attended
Booker T. Washington High School, where he ran track and played on the football varsity, being teammates with
Quinton Dunbar,
Lynden Trail,
Eduardo Clements and
Elkino Watson.
Dukes finished fourth in the
200 m
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
2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics
The 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics is the sixth edition of the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics. They were held at Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena in Bressanone, Italy from 8–12 July 2009. Athletes had to be aged 16 or ...
, despite entering the event as World Youth Leading. He also helped the US medley relay squad to a gold medal.
Dukes ran 200 m in 19.97 on April 4, 2014, at the Florida Relays, a world leading time at that point. The time placed him eighth on the all-time
collegiate list.
References
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Dedric DukesFlorida Gators bioScout.com Recruiting Profile
1992 births
Living people
Track and field athletes from Miami
American football wide receivers
American male sprinters
Florida Gators men's track and field athletes
Players of American football from Miami
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