Riker Hylton (born 13 December 1988) is a Jamaican sprinter, competing in the 400 metres.[1]
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Born | Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica | 13 December 1988||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 metres, 4 x 400 m relay | ||||||||||||||
College team | LSU Tigers track and field | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 200 m 20.56 (+1.0 m/s) (Tempe 2012) 400 m 45.30 (Kingston 2011) | ||||||||||||||
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Riker Hylton won a bronze medal as part of the Jamaican team in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu. He also ran in the 400 metres, where he was eliminated in the semi-finals
Hylton did not make the individual 400m Jamaican team for the 2012 Summer Olympics, but did compete in the 4 × 400 metres relay, running the second leg in the heats before Jermaine Gonzales pulled up injured.
In 2017, he was charged with evading a doping test by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission ("JADCO").[2] He was cleared of any wrongdoing by Jamaica's Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel.[3] The Panel was not "comfortably satisfied" that Hylton had been properly notified by JADCO.[4] Hylton was represented by noted sports attorney Dr. Emir Crowne.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Riker Hylton London 2012 Profile". London 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "Athletics: Jamaican duo charged with anti-doping rule violation". Reuters. 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Doping charge against Jamaica's Hylton thrown out". Reuters. 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Crowne pleased with IADP ruling on Hylton". 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Crowne pleased with IADP ruling on Hylton". 4 August 2017.
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