Leford Green
Leford Green at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Born |
14 November 1986
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Height |
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight |
91 kg (201 lb) |
Country |
Jamaica
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Sport |
Athletics |
Event |
400m Hurdles |
Leford Green (born 14 November 1986, St. Mary, Jamaica) is a former Jamaican track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metre hurdles and 400 metres. He is an alumnus of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Competition record
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
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Representing Jamaica
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2004
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Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)
|
Coatzacoalcos, Mexico
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5th
|
400 m
|
49.17
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3rd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:12.92
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World Junior Championships
|
Grosseto, Italy
|
—
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
DQ
|
2005
|
CARIFTA Games
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Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago
|
3rd
|
400 m
|
47.52
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:09.94
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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
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2007
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Pan American Games
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
14th (sf)
|
400 m
|
46.80
|
6th
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:04.15
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World Championships
|
Osaka, Japan
|
4th
|
4 × 400 m relay
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3:00.76
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2009
|
Central American and Caribbean Championships
|
Havana, Cuba
|
10th (h)
|
400 m
|
47.11
|
3rd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:04.09
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World Championships
|
Berlin, Germany
|
11th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
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3:04.45
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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
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2013
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World Championships
|
Moscow, Russia
|
10th (sf)
|
400 m hurdles
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48.88
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2014
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Commonwealth Games
|
Glasgow, United Kingdom
|
–
|
400 m hurdles
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DQ
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2015
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World Championships
|
Beijing, China
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20th (sf)
|
400 m hurdles
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49.59
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