Andrew Riley

Andrew Riley (born 6 September 1988, Saint Thomas, Jamaica) is a Jamaican sprinter, mainly competing in the 110 m hurdles and more recently 100 metres.[1][2] He won the gold medal in the 110 m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[3] He went pro signing with Puma SE shortly after his collegiate career.[4]

Andrew Riley
Riley in 2018
Personal information
Nationality Jamaica
Born (1988-09-06) 6 September 1988
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)100 metres, 110 metres hurdles
College teamIllinois Fighting Illini
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 10.02 (Des Moines 2012)
110m hurdles: 13.14
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow 110 m hurdles
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
2007 Providenciales Heptathlon

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2007 CARIFTA Games (U20) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos 2nd Heptathlon 4601 pts
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 14th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.75
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 24th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.59
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 8th 110 m hurdles 13.51
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 8th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.59[5]
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 1st 110 m hurdles 13.32
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 16th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.43
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 11th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.46
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 16th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.57

References
  1. "Andrew Riley Profile". Fightingillini.Com. 6 September 1988. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  2. "Andrew Riley Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. "Glasgow 2014 - Andrew Riley Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. "Puma signs Jamaican sprint hurdler Riley - trackalerts.com || Lead Stories". trackalerts.com. 14 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  5. Did not start in the final
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