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Kyron McMaster

Kyron McMaster
Kyron McMaster in 2016
Personal information
Born (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27)
Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands[1]
EducationCentral Arizona College
University of Florida
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 m hurdles
College teamFlorida Gators[2]
Coached byDag Samuels (–2017)
Lennox Graham (2017–)

Kyron Anthony McMaster OBE (born 3 January 1997) is an athlete from the British Virgin Islands specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[3]

He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships, where he finished in the top three in his heat but was disqualified for lane infringement. Earlier, he won a bronze medal at the 2016 World U20 Championships.

His personal best in the event is 47.08 seconds, set in finishing fourth in the final of the 2020 Olympic Games 400m hurdles, on August 3, 2021. This is the current national record.

His coach, Xavier "Dag" Samuels died on September 9, 2017, during Hurricane Irma.[4]

McMaster won the British Virgin Islands' first ever Commonwealth Games medal (a gold) in the 400 m hurdles in 2018 and followed up with another gold at the Commonwealth Games winning at Birmingham 2022 in the same event.[5][6]

McMaster finished second at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, earning a silver medal. This was the British Virgin Islands' first ever medal at the Championships.[7]

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to sport in the British Virgin Islands.[8]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  British Virgin Islands
2012 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U18)
San Salvador, El Salvador 12th (h) 400 m 50.84
7th High jump 1.85 m
2013 CARIFTA Games (U17) Nassau, Bahamas 7th 200 m 22.36 (w)
5th 400 m 49.29
World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 62nd (h) 200 m 22.55
2014 CARIFTA Games (U18) Fort-de-France, Martinique 6th 400 m 49.10
3rd 400 m hurdles (84 cm) 52.85
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 43rd (h) 400 m hurdles 54.21
Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China 400 m hurdles (84 cm) DQ
2015 Pan American Junior Championships Edmonton, Canada 1st (h) 400 m hurdles 50.161
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 400 m hurdles 49.56
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 400 m hurdles DQ
2017 IAAF Diamond League Various venues 1st 400 m hurdles 48.07
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 1st 400 m hurdles 48.25
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 1st 400 m hurdles 47.60
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 1st 400 m hurdles 48.18
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 400 m hurdles 48.10
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th 400 m hurdles 47.08
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 20th (h) 400 m hurdles 49.982
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England 1st 400 m hurdles 48.93
NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 1st 400 m hurdles 47.34
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd 400 m hurdles 47.34
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 5th 400 m hurdles 47.79

1Did not finish in the final
2Did not start in the semifinals

References

  1. ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ^ "400m Hurdler Kyron Mcmaster Signs with the Florida Gators". The Island Sun. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. ^ Kyron McMaster at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Kyron McMaster's Track Coach 'Dag' Samuels Passes Away In Hurricane Irma". FloTrack. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  5. ^ Kelner, Martha (12 April 2018). "Kyron McMaster lets the tears flow after gold follows coach's death". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  6. ^ Scott, Chris (12 April 2018). "A year after Hurricane Irma, Kyron McMaster wins BVI's first Commonwealth medal". CNN. Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. ^ "World Athletics Championships 2023: Karsten Warholm reigns supreme again as Kyron McMaster makes history in 400m hurdles". olympics.com. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  8. ^ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N27.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  British Virgin Islands
Tokyo 2020
with
Elinah Phillip
Succeeded by