- Dean Griffiths
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Dean Horace Griffiths (born January 27, 1980 in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica) is a male hurdler from Jamaica, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He set his personal best (48.55) while winning the men's 400m hurdles at the NCAA Championship on June 13, 2003 in Sacramento, California and help Auburn University to a 2nd place team finish. Also, in 2003 Griffiths was rank seventh best in the world over 400m hurdles and place 5th at the World Athletic Finals in Monaco.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Jamaica 2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, DR 3rd 400m hurdles World Championships Paris, France 3rd, sf 400m hurdles 2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece 6th, sf 400m hurdles 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 1st 400m hurdles 2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th, sf 400m hurdles 2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 6th, 400m hurdles 2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th 400m hurdles References
- IAAF profile for Dean Griffiths
- sports-reference
Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- Jamaican sprinters
- Jamaican hurdlers
- Auburn Tigers track and field athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Olympic athletes of Jamaica
- People from Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
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