Riker Hylton

Riker Hylton
Personal information
Nationality  Jamaica
Born (1988-12-13) 13 December 1988
Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
Residence Baton Rouge
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 400 metres, 4 x 400 m relay
College team LSU Tigers track and field
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 200 m 20.56 (+1.0 m/s) (Tempe 2012)
400 m 45.30 (Kingston 2011)
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
2011 Daegu4×400 m relay

Riker Hylton (born 13 December 1988) is a Jamaican sprinter, competing in the 400 metres.[1]

Riker Hylton won a bronze medal as part of the Jamaican team in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu. He also ran in the 400 metres, where he was eliminated in the semi-finals

Hylton did not make the individual 400m Jamaican team for the 2012 Summer Olympics, but did compete in the 4 × 400 metres relay, running the second leg in the heats before Jermaine Gonzales pulled up injured.

In 2017, he was charged with evading a doping test by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission ("JADCO").[2] He was cleared of any wrongdoing by Jamaica's Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel.[3] The Panel was not "comfortably satisfied" that Hylton had been properly notified by JADCO.[4] Hylton was represented by noted sports attorney Dr. Emir Crowne.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Riker Hylton London 2012 Profile". London 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  2. ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sport-doping-athletics-jamaica-idUSKBN16T00D
  3. ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sport-doping-athletics-hylton/doping-charge-against-jamaicas-hylton-thrown-out-idUSKBN1AJ324
  4. ↑ http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20170804/crowne-pleased-iadp-ruling-hylton
  5. ↑ http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20170804/crowne-pleased-iadp-ruling-hylton


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