Leford Green
Leford Green (born 14 November 1986, St. Mary, Jamaica[1]) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles and 400 metres. He is an alumnus of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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| Born | 14 November 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400m Hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2004 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | 5th | 400 m | 49.17 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:12.92 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | — | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |
| 2005 | CARIFTA Games | Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago | 3rd | 400 m | 47.52 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.94 | |||
| Pan American Junior Championships | Windsor, Canada | 4th | 400m | 47.38 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.64 | |||
| 2006 | NACAC U-23 Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 5th | 400m | 46.16 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.86 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 47.14 | |
| 1st (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.35 | |||
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.78 | |||
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14th (sf) | 400 m | 46.80 |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.15 | |||
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.76 | |
| 2009 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 10th (h) | 400 m | 47.11 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.09 | |||
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 11th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.45 | |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.47 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.68 | |||
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.03 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.00 | |||
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 11th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.29 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.10 | |||
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 49.12 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 10th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 48.88 |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | – | 400 m hurdles | DQ |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 20th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.59 |
References
- "Leford Green Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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