Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter
Antoine Xavier Adams (born 31 August 1988) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres.
Adams helped win a bronze medal as a part of the 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.[1]
Born 31 August 1988, in Cayon Antoine Adams excelled in Track & Field in his early years leading up to high school. Upon graduating Cayon High School he attended The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College but left after a couple months. Antoine decided to further his track career and registered for community college in Houston and later met his coach Eric Francis.[2] In 2013 at the CAC Championships in Morelia, Adams broke the 200 National Record of St. Kitts and Nevis, bringing it down to 20.13s.
Personal bests
International competitions
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing  Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
| 2006
|
CARIFTA Games (U20)
|
Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
|
4th (h)
|
100 m
|
11.35 (-1.5 m/s)
|
| 4th (h)
|
200 m
|
22.65 (+0.2 m/s)
|
| 2007
|
CARIFTA Games (U20)
|
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
|
2nd
|
4 × 100 m
|
40.71
|
| Pan American Junior Championships
|
São Paulo, Brazil
|
8th (sf)
|
100 m
|
10.79 (+0.2 m/s)
|
| 6th (h)
|
200 m
|
21.60 (0.0 m/s)
|
| 6th
|
4 × 100 m
|
42.25
|
| NACAC Championships
|
San Salvador, El Salvador
|
5th
|
4 × 100 m
|
40.37
|
| 2010
|
NACAC Under-23 Championships
|
Miramar, Florida, United States
|
8th (h)
|
100 m
|
10.57 (+0.4 m/s)
|
| 5th
|
200 m
|
21.00 w (+2.8 m/s)
|
| Central American and Caribbean Games
|
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
|
15th (h)
|
100 m
|
10.49 (+1.4 m/s)
|
| 14th (h)
|
200 m
|
21.14 w (+2.8 m/s)
|
| 7th
|
4 × 100 m
|
39.43
|
| Commonwealth Games
|
Delhi, India
|
7th (qf)
|
200 m
|
21.69 (+0.1 m/s)
|
| 2011
|
Central American and Caribbean Championships
|
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
|
12th (h)
|
100 m
|
10.57 (-1.3 m/s)
|
| 16th (h)
|
200 m
|
21.39 (+1.1 m/s)
|
| 3rd
|
4 × 100 m
|
39.07
|
| World Championships
|
Daegu, South Korea
|
3rd
|
4 × 100 m
|
38.49
|
| Pan American Games
|
Guadalajara, Mexico
|
10th (sf)
|
200 m
|
20.76 A (+0.2 m/s)
|
| 2nd
|
4 × 100 m
|
38.81 A
|
| 2012
|
Olympic Games
|
London, United Kingdom
|
21st (sf)
|
100 m
|
10.27 (+1.0 m/s)
|
| 18th (h)1
|
200 m
|
20.59 (-0.4 m/s)
|
| 13th (h)
|
4 × 100 m
|
38.41
|
| 2013
|
BVI Twilight Invitational
|
Road Town, British Virgin Islands
|
|
100 m
|
10.28 (-0.2 m/s)
|
|
|
200 m
|
20.87 (-0.3 m/s)
|
| Central American and Caribbean Championships
|
Morelia, México
|
1st
|
200 m
|
20.13 A (+0.5 m/s)
|
| 6th
|
4 × 100 m
|
39.82 A
|
| World Championships
|
Moscow, Russia
|
16th (sf)
|
100 m
|
10.17 (+0.4 m/s)
|
| 13th (sf)
|
200 m
|
20.47 (0.0 m/s)
|
| 13th (h)
|
4 × 100 m
|
38.58
|
| 2014
|
World Relays
|
Nassau, Bahamas
|
12th (B)
|
4 × 100 m
|
39.07
|
| 2nd
|
4 × 200 m
|
1:20.51
|
| Commonwealth Games
|
Glasgow, United Kingdom
|
4th
|
100 m
|
10.16 (0.0 m/s)
|
| 16th (sf)
|
200 m
|
20.76 (+0.2 m/s)
|
| Central American and Caribbean Games
|
Xalapa, México
|
4th
|
4 × 100 m
|
39.35 A
|
| 2015
|
Pan American Games
|
Toronto, Canada
|
3rd
|
100 m
|
10.09
|
| 16th (sf)
|
200 m
|
20.82
|
| NACAC Championships
|
San José, Costa Rica
|
3rd
|
200 m
|
20.47 (+1.8 m/s)
|
| 6th
|
4 × 100 m
|
39.20
|
| World Championships
|
Beijing, China
|
31st (h)
|
100 m
|
10.23
|
| 39th (h)
|
200 m
|
20.75
|
| 2016
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Portland, United States
|
16th (sf)
|
60 m
|
6.66
|
| Olympic Games
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
54th (h)
|
100 m
|
10.39
|
| 30th (h)
|
200 m
|
20.49
|
| 15th (h)
|
4x100 m relay
|
39.81
|
1: Disqualified in the semifinal.
References
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