Dwight St. Hillaire
- Born
- Dec 5, 1997 (28 years old)
- Events
- 400 m · 200 m
Dwight St. Hillaire (born 5 December 1997) is an Olympic sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago.
From Belle Garden, he achieved success whilst attending the University of Kentucky becoming an All-American, winning silver medals at the NCAA Championships and at the SEC Championships. In 2018 he clocked a personal best of 44.55 seconds to move into the sixth spot on T&T's all-time men's 400 metres list. In March 2021 he ran a new lifetime best of 20.25 seconds in the 200 metres at an invitational meeting in South Carolina. In April 2021 he ran 44.74 in his first outdoor 400 metres race of the year which earned him at the time second spot on the 2021 world outdoor performance list, behind American Bryce Deadmon. Whilst running in the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres he ran a time of 45.41 to qualify from the heats to the semi-finals.
In the 4 × 400 m relay final St.Hillaire injured his hamstring but determinedly finished his leg of the race.
As of Oct 28, 2026: 400 m 44.55 (#150 all-time), 200 m 20.24 (#364 all-time), 2023 season best 21.01 (May 19, 2023, Icahn Stadium, New York, NY (USA)) · Last competition: Kaizen Panthers Paradise Challenge, May 28, 2023, 21.06 · 28 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 200m | 21.01 | +1.5 | May 19, 2023 | Track Night NYC, Icahn Stadium, New York, NY |
| 2022 | 60m | 6.75 | – | Jan 28, 2022 | – |
| 2022 | 60m Indoor | 6.75 | – | Jan 28, 2022 | Nutter Fieldhouse, Lexington, KY (USA) (i) |
| 2022 | 200m | 20.24 | +3.0 | Mar 18, 2022 | UCF Soccer and Track Complex, Orlando, FL (USA) |
| 2022 | 200m-short-track | 20.81 | – | Feb 12, 2022 | – |
| 2022 | 200m-short-track Indoor | 20.81 | – | Feb 12, 2022 | Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex, Clemson, SC (USA) (i) |
| 2022 | 4x100m | 39.18 | – | Apr 23, 2022 | Un. of Kentucky Outdoor Track Facility, Lexington, KY (USA) |
| 2022 | 400m | 45.41 | – | Apr 9, 2022 | LSU Bernie Moore Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA (USA) |