Leford Green

Leford Green
Leford Green at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1986-11-14) 14 November 1986 (age 37)
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Country Jamaica
SportAthletics
Event400m Hurdles
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Daegu 4×400 m relay
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayaguez 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayaguez Men's 4x400 metres relay
CAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Mayagüez 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Mayagüez 4x400 metres relay
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Coatzacoalcos 4x400 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Bacolet, Tobago 400 m

Leford Green (born 14 November 1986, St. Mary, Jamaica[1]) is a former Jamaican track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metre hurdles and 400 metres. He is an alumnus of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2004 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) Coatzacoalcos, Mexico 5th 400 m 49.17
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:12.92
World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy — 4 × 400 m relay DQ
2005 CARIFTA Games Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago 3rd 400 m 47.52
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.94
Pan American Junior Championships Windsor, Canada 4th 400m 47.38
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.64
2006 NACAC U-23 Championships Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 5th 400m 46.16
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.86
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 12th (sf) 400 m 47.14
1st (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.35
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.78
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th (sf) 400 m 46.80
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.15
World Championships Osaka, Japan 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.76
2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 10th (h) 400 m 47.11
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.09
World Championships Berlin, Germany 11th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.45
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st 400 m hurdles 48.47
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.68
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st 400 m hurdles 49.03
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.00
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 11th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.29
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.10
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 7th 400 m hurdles 49.12
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 10th (sf) 400 m hurdles 48.88
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom – 400 m hurdles DQ
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 20th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.59

References

  1. ^ "Leford Green Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2016.


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