Andrew Riley

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Andrew Riley
Riley in 2018
Personal information
Nationality Jamaica
Born (1988-09-06) 6 September 1988 (age 35)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)100 metres, 110 metres hurdles
College teamIllinois Fighting Illini
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 10.02 (Des Moines 2012)
110m hurdles: 13.14
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 110 m hurdles
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Silver medal – second place 2007 Providenciales Heptathlon

Andrew Riley (born 6 September 1988, Saint Thomas, Jamaica) is a Jamaican sprinter, mainly competing in the 110 m hurdles and more recently 100 metres.[1][2] He won the gold medal in the 110 m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[3] He went pro signing with Puma SE shortly after his collegiate career.[4]

Competition record[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2007 CARIFTA Games (U20) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos 2nd Heptathlon 4601 pts
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 14th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.75
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 24th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.59
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 8th 110 m hurdles 13.51
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 8th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.59[5]
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 1st 110 m hurdles 13.32
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 16th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.43
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 11th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.46
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 16th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.57

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Andrew Riley Profile". Fightingillini.Com. 6 September 1988. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  2. ^ "Andrew Riley Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Andrew Riley Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Puma signs Jamaican sprint hurdler Riley - trackalerts.com || Lead Stories". trackalerts.com. 14 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  5. ^ Did not start in the final

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