Greggmar Swift
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Greggmar Orial Swift |
| Nationality |  Barbados |
| Born | February 16, 1991 Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 110 metres hurdles |
| College team | Indiana State University |
| Club | Adidas |
| Coached by | John Mc Nichols |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 110 m hurdles 13.28 +0.8 Toronto (CIBC) 24 JUL 2015 |
| Updated on 16 May 2016. | |
Greggmar Orial Swift (born 16 February 1991 in Bridgetown) is a sprint hurdler from Barbados.[1] Greggmar attended Indiana State University, where he studied Insurance & Risk Management and was a Five-time All-American in the 60-meter and 110-meter hurdles.[2][3] He competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4] He qualified for the 2015 Pan-Am Games with his gold medal win at the Universiade.[5]
Personal bests[edit]
- 110 m hurdles outdoor: 13.28 s (wind: +0.8 m/s) – Toronto, Canada, United States, 24 July 2015
- 60 m hurdles indoor: 7.54 s – New York (Armory), NY, United States, February 2015 NR
International competitions[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Barbados | |||||
| 2007 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | 2nd | 100m hurdles (91.4 cm) | 13.39 (+0.5 m/s) |
| 2008 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3rd | 110m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 14.22 (-0.5 m/s) |
| World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 61st (h) | 110m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 15.77 (-0.6 m/s) | |
| 2009 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia | 3rd | 110m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 14.09 (+0.7 m/s) |
| Pan American Junior Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 8th | 110m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 14.31 (+2.0 m/s) | |
| 2010 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | George Town, Cayman Islands | 2nd | 110m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 13.75 (+1.3 m/s) |
| — | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 1st | 110m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 13.90 (-1.0 m/s) | |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.92 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | 8th | 110m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 13.93 (-2.4 m/s) | |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 6th | 110m hurdles | 13.84 (+0.7 m/s) |
| Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 9th (sf) | 110m hurdles | 13.90 (-1.0 m/s) | |
| 2012 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Irapuato, México | 3rd | 110m hurdles | 13.54 (+1.8 m/s) |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.30 | |||
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 5th (h) | 110m hurdles | 13.62 (+0.1 m/s) | |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 7th (h)1 | 110m hurdles | 13.75 (+0.7 m/s) |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 27th (h) | 110m hurdles | 13.79 (-0.6 m/s) | |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 6th | 110m hurdles | 13.74 (-0.3 m/s) |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 3rd | 110m hurdles | 13.59 A (+0.7 m/s) | |
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 1st | 100m hurdles | 13.43 (+0.7 m/s) |
| Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 4th | 110m hurdles | 13.28 (+0.8 m/s) | |
| NACAC Championships | San Jose, Costa Rica | 5th | 110m hurdles | 13.40 (+1.5 m/s) | |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 17th (sf) | 110m hurdles | 13.44 (-0.2 m/s) | |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 4th | 110m hurdles | 13.51 |
1: Did not finish in the final.
References[edit]
- ^ Greggmar Swift - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved December 20, 2014
- ^ "Greggmar Swift - Track & Field".
- ^ Track & Field - Bio - Greggmar Swift, Indiana State Sycamores, retrieved December 20, 2014
- ^ "Greggmar Swift". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Gold for Greggmar". 11 July 2015.
External links[edit]
- Greggmar Swift at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Greggmar Swift". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-09-14.
- Tilastopaja biography
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