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Derrick Adkins
USAMenBirth dateJul 2, 1970
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Derrick Adkins is a United States sprinter, born on July 2, 1970. He competes primarily in the 100m, 400m and 110mH.
His personal bests include 10.48 in the 100m, 46.37 in the 400m, 13.69 in the 110mH, 47.54 in the 400mH and 2:59.95 in the 4x400m. He has earned 5 gold and 1 silver medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing United States.
PB
Personal bests
10.48
46.37
13.69
47.54
2:59.95
8.22
46.37
1:01.70
1:01.70
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Medals
| 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| World Championships | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Total | 2 | - | - | 2 |
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 400MetresS | 47.74 | - | Feb 23, 2003 | ↓ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2003 | 400m | 47.74 | - | Feb 23, 2003 | ↓ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2003 | 400mH | 49.73 | - | Apr 5, 2003 | ↑ | Atlanta, GA (USA) |
| 2002 | 400m | 47.66 | - | Feb 23, 2002 | ↓ | Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i) |
| 2002 | 400MetresS | 47.66 | - | Feb 23, 2002 | ↓ | Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i) |
| 2002 | 400mH | 49.67 | - | Jun 21, 2002 | ↑ | Palo Alto, CA (USA) |
| 2001 | 400m | 48.65 | - | Dec 7, 2001 | ↓ | Lexington, KY (USA) (i) |
| 2001 | 400mH | 50.42 | - | Apr 12, 2001 | ↑ | Knoxville, TN (USA) |
| 2000 | 400m | 48.57 | - | Jan 29, 2000 | ↓ | Fairfax, VA (USA) (i) |
| 2000 | 400MetresS | 48.57 | - | Jan 29, 2000 | ↓ | Fairfax, VA (USA) (i) |
| 2000 | 400mH | 49.84 | - | Jul 20, 2000 | ↑ | Sacramento, CA (USA) |
| 2000 | 500MetresS | 1:04.16 | - | Feb 4, 2000 | ↓ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2000 | 500Metres | 1:04.16 | - | Feb 4, 2000 | ↓ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 1999 | 400mH | 48.71 | - | Apr 18, 1999 | ↑ | Walnut, CA (USA) |
| 1999 | 500Metres | 1:02.19 | - | Feb 5, 1999 | ↓ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 1999 | 500MetresS | 1:02.19 | - | Feb 5, 1999 | ↓ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 1999 | 4x400m | 3:01.80 | - | Apr 10, 1999 | ↓ | Tempe, AZ (USA) |
| 1998 | 60mH | 8.22 | - | Jan 24, 1998 | - | Johnson City, TN (USA) (i) |
| 1998 | 400MetresS | 47.19 | - | Mar 7, 1998 | ↓ | Maebashi (JPN) (i) |
| 1998 | 400m | 47.20 | - | Jan 30, 1998 | ↓ | Maebashi (JPN) (i) |
| 1998 | 400mH | 48.72 | - | May 3, 1998 | ↑ | Shizuoka (JPN) |
| 1997 | 400m | 46.42 | - | Mar 22, 1997 | ↓ | Tuscaloosa, AL (USA) |
| 1997 | 400mH | 48.00 | - | Jun 15, 1997 | ↑ | US Championships |
| 1996 | 400MetresS | 46.54 | - | Mar 1, 1996 | ↓ | USA Indoor Championships |
| 1996 | 400m | 46.86 | - | Feb 24, 1996 | ↓ | Atlanta, GA (USA) (i) |
| 1996 | 400mH | 47.54 | - | Aug 1, 1996 | ↑ | The XXVI Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA |
| 1995 | 400mH | 47.54 | - | Jul 5, 1995 | ↑ | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) |
| 1995 | 500MetresS | 1:01.70 | - | Feb 3, 1995 | ↓ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 1995 | 500Metres | 1:01.70 | - | Feb 3, 1995 | ↓ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 1994 | 100m | 10.48 | +0.0 | Jul 10, 1994 | - | Padova (ITA) |
| 1994 | 400MetresS | 46.37 | - | Mar 5, 1994 | ↓ | Atlanta, GA (USA) (i) |
| 1994 | 400m | 46.37 | - | Mar 5, 1994 | ↓ | Atlanta, GA (USA) (i) |
| 1994 | 400mH | 47.70 | - | Jul 4, 1994 | ↑ | Linz (AUT) |
| 1993 | 400mH | 48.39 | - | Aug 1, 1993 | ↑ | Köln (GER) |
| 1992 | 110mH | 13.69 | - | May 2, 1992 | ↑ | Starkville, MS (USA) |
| 1992 | 400mH | 48.64 | - | Apr 18, 1992 | ↑ | Tallahassee, FL (USA) |
| 1992 | 4x400m | 2:59.95 | - | Jun 6, 1992 | ↓ | Austin, TX (USA) |
| 1991 | 110mH | 13.86 | +0.0 | Apr 20, 1991 | ↑ | Chapel Hill, NC (USA) |
| 1991 | 400mH | 48.60 | - | Jun 15, 1991 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) |
| 1990 | 400mH | 49.53 | - | May 5, 1990 | ↑ | Knoxville, TN (USA) |
| 1989 | 400mH | 50.25 | - | May 20, 1989 | ↑ | Knoxville, TN (USA) |
| 1988 | 400mH | 50.71 | - | Jun 25, 1988 | ↑ | Tallahassee, FL (USA) |
2003
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400mH | 51.67 | - | May 17 | Atlanta Georgia Tech Invitational, Atlanta, GA |
400mH | 51.68 | - | May 10 | Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational, Princeton, NJ |
400mH | 51.14 | - | May 3 | Fairfax Patriot Open, Fairfax, VA |
400mH | 49.73 | - | Apr 5 | Atlanta Yellow Jacket Invitational, Atlanta, GA |
400mH | 50.85 | - | Mar 28 | Gainesville Florida Relays College/Open, Gainesville, FL |
400MetresS | 47.74 | - | Feb 23 | Boston USATF New England Indoor Championships, Boston, MA (i) |
400MetresS | 48.42 | - | Jan 19 | Cambridge GBTC Invitational, Cambridge, MA (i) |
2002
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400MetresS | 47.75 | - | Dec 14 | Cambridge Harvard Invitational, Cambridge, MA (i) |
400mH | 49.67 | - | Jun 21 | USA Championships, Palo Alto, CA |
400mH | 50.01 | - | May 18 | Atlanta Georgia Tech Invitational, Atlanta, GA |
400mH | 50.63 | - | May 4 | Fairfax GMU Invitational, Fairfax, VA |
400mH | 50.47 | - | Apr 12 | Knoxville Sea Ray Relays Open/Coll., Knoxville, TN |
400mH | 50.35 | - | Apr 6 | Atlanta Yellow Jacket Invitational, Atlanta, GA |
400MetresS | 47.66 | - | Feb 23 | Blacksburg Virginia Tech Last Chance, Blacksburg, VA (i) |
2001
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400m | 48.65 | - | Dec 7 | Lexington, KY (i) |
400mH | 50.88 | - | Jul 28 | Indianapolis, IN |
400mH | 51.29 | - | Jun 21 | USA Championships |
400mH | 52.04 | - | May 19 | Atlanta Georgia Tech Invitational, Atlanta, GA |
400mH | 51.06 | - | May 12 | Tallahassee Seminole Twilight, Tallahassee, FL |
400mH | 53.11 | - | Apr 28 | Des Moines Drake Relays Inv., Des Moines, IA |
400mH | 50.42 | - | Apr 12 | Knoxville Sea Ray Relay Open, Knoxville, TN |
2000
11 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400mH | 50.22 | - | Jul 21 | USA Championships, Sacramento, CA |
400mH | 49.84 | - | Jul 20 | USA Championships, Sacramento, CA |
400mH | 50.72 | - | Jul 3 | Zagreb Meeting 2000, Zagreb |
400mH | 50.39 | - | Jun 27 | Luzern Spitzenleichtathletik, Luzern |
400mH | 49.86 | - | Jun 18 | Chapel Hill Carolina Olympic Trials Qualifier, Chapel Hill, NC |
400mH | 53.60 | - | May 13 | Chapel Hill Carolina Classic, Chapel Hill, NC |
400mH | 49.99 | - | Apr 29 | Des Moines Drake Relays Invitational, Des Moines, IA |
400mH | 51.16 | - | Apr 8 | Durham Duke Invitational, Durham, NC |
400mH | 52.01 | - | Feb 11 | Brisbane Optus Grand Prix, Brisbane |
500MetresS | 1:04.16 | - | Feb 4 | New York Air Force-Millrose Games, New York, NY (i) |
400MetresS | 48.57 | - | Jan 29 | Fairfax Adidas Invitational, Fairfax, VA (i) |
1999
11 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400mH | 52.28 | - | Jun 25 | USA Championships |
400mH | 49.41 | - | Jun 24 | USA Championships, Eugene, OR |
400mH | 49.00 | - | Jun 12 | Raleigh Pontiac Grand Prix Invitational, Raleigh, NC |
400mH | 49.10 | - | May 22 | Atlanta Georgia Tech-Reebok Invitational, Atlanta, GA |
400mH | 49.88 | - | May 9 | Chapel Hill Carolina Classic, Chapel Hill, NC |
400mH | 48.99 | - | Apr 24 | Des Moines Drake Relays Invitaional, Des Moines, IA |
400mH | 48.71 | - | Apr 18 | Walnut Mt. SAC Relays Invitational, Walnut, CA |
4x400m | 3:01.80 | - | Apr 10 | Tempe Sun Angel Track Classic, Tempe, AZ |
400mH | 49.43 | - | Apr 10 | Tempe Sun Angel Track Classic, Tempe, AZ |
400mH | 49.03 | - | Mar 19 | Roodepoort All Africa Invitational, Roodeport |
500MetresS | 1:02.19 | - | Feb 5 | New York Chase Millrose Games, New York, NY (i) |
1998
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400mH | 49.74 | - | Jul 19 | New York Goodwill Games, New York, NY |
400mH | 51.06 | - | Jun 20 | US Championships, New Orleans, LA |
400mH | 49.79 | - | Jun 19 | US Championships, New Orleans, LA |
400mH | 48.72 | - | May 3 | Shizuoka Highlight, Shizuoka |
400mH | 50.95 | - | Apr 4 | Miami Gatorade, Miami, FL |
400mH | 50.11 | - | Mar 28 | Gainesville Coca Cola Invitational, Gainesville, FL |
400MetresS | 47.19 | - | Mar 7 | Maebashi '98 Gunma International, Maebashi (i) |
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Honours
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1996The XXVI Olympic Games
400 Metres Hurdles
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1996Milano IAAF Grand Prix Final
400 Metres Hurdles
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1995IAAF World Championships
400 Metres Hurdles
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1994Paris IAAF Grand Prix Final
400 Metres Hurdles
7
1993IAAF World Championships
400 Metres Hurdles
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1993Buffalo Universiade
400 Metres Hurdles
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1992Austin NCAA Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
6
1991IAAF World Championships
400 Metres Hurdles