Adam Harris (athlete)

Adam Harris
Personal information
Born	July 21, 1987 (age 36); Wheaton, Illinois, United States
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country	Guyana
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
	Updated on 11 December 2014.

Adam Harris (born July 21, 1987) is an American sprinter who represented Guyana in the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2009 World Championships, 2013 World Championships and 2014 World Indoor Championships.

He competed in the 200 metres event at the 2008 Olympic Games, but without reaching the final round.^[1]

His personal best time is 20.60 seconds, achieved in July 2013 in Morelia, Mexico. Harris is also the Guyanese National Record Holder in the 100 metres and 60 metres dashes. He has 9.90 seconds (wind-aided)/10.09 seconds (wind-legal) in the 100 metres, and 6.55 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in February 2014 at the Kelly Family Sports Center in Allendale on the campus of Grand Valley State University.^[1]

Harris grew up in Wheaton, Illinois, and attended Wheaton North High School, where he was coached by track and field specialist Don Helberg. After graduating he attended The University of Michigan.^[2]

Personal bests[edit]

Outdoor[edit]

100 m: 10.12 s (wind: +0.4 m/s) – Port of Spain, 17 May 2014
200 m: 20.60 s A (wind: +0.3 m/s) – Morelia, 7 July 2013
Long jump: 7.32 m (wind: NWI) – Columbus, Ohio, 5 April 2008

Indoor[edit]

60 m: 6.55 s – Allendale, Michigan, 21 February 2014
200 m: 20.99 s – State College, Pennsylvania, 1 March 2009
Long jump: 7.58 m – Madison, Wisconsin, 1 March 2008

Achievements[edit]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Guyana
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	6th (h)	200 m	21.36 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	32nd (qf)	100m	10.39 (wind: −0.7 m/s)
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	43rd (h)	200m	21.28 (wind: −1.5 m/s)
2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	100m	14th (h)	10.44 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	200m	13th	21.12 (wind: −1.0 m/s)
	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	31st (qf)	100m	11.88 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	24th (h)	100m	10.62 A (wind: +1.2 m/s)
2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	30th (h)	200m	22.45 A (wind: +0.2 m/s)
2013	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, México	6th	100m	10.24 A (wind: +0.5 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, México	6th	200m	20.60 A (wind: −0.9 m/s)
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	31st (h)	100m	10.30 (wind: −0.2 m/s)
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	9th (sf)	60m	6.59
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	6th (sf)	100m	10.23 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
			3rd (h)	200m	21.19 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, México	6th (h)	100m	10.75 A (wind: -0.7 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, México	5th	4 × 100 m relay	39.74 A
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	39th (h)	60 m	6.82

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Adam Harris at World Athletics
^ Men's Track & Field - Adam Harris, Michigan Wolverines, archived from the original on May 21, 2016, retrieved December 23, 2014

External links[edit]

Adam Harris at World Athletics
Adam Harris at Olympics.com
Adam Harris at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
Adam Harris at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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[bio-1] Adam Harris at World Athletics

[mw_01-2] Men's Track & Field - Adam Harris, Michigan Wolverines, archived from the original on May 21, 2016, retrieved December 23, 2014

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