Akeem_Bloomfield

Akeem Bloomfield

Akeem Bloomfield

Jamaican sprinter

Akeem Bloomfield (born 11 October 1997) is a Jamaican track and field athlete specializing in sprint events.

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Career

Running for Auburn University under coach Henry Rolle, he finished second in the 400 meters at the 2018 NCAA Championships behind Michael Norman of USC.[1] His time of 43.94 ranks #17 on the all-time list, one of only 18 human beings to run the distance under 44 seconds. 15 days later, he signed a professional contract with Puma.[2] Less than a month later, Bloomfield ran 200 meters in 19.81, at the London Anniversary Games. Video on YouTube. Bloomfield had never run under 20 seconds before, so his win was so unexpected, race announcers didn't even announce him as the winner until 20 seconds after the race when his name came up on the results display. That time also ranked him on the top 25 all-time list, joining Michael Johnson and Isaac Makwala as the only men to make both the current 200 and 400 lists.

Earlier in the season, Bloomfield finished second to Norman at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships. Norman set the world record of 44.52 in that race, Bloomfield's 44.86 ranks him at No. 6 on the all-time list and is the Jamaican indoor record.

Bloomfield had previously run for Kingston College. At the 2015 Jamaican National Championships, Bloomfield set the Jamaican Junior Record for 400 meters at 44.93.[3]

Statistics

Information from World Athletics profile or Track & Field Results Reporting System unless otherwise noted.[4][5]

Personal bests

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International championship results

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Circuit wins

400 m

200 m

  • Diamond League
    • London: 2018

References

  1. [1]
    "The Greatest Collegiate 400 Ever: Michael Norman Runs 43.61 To Defeat Akeem Bloomfield's 43.94". LetsRun.com. 9 June 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer.
  3. [3]
    Gretschel, Johanna. "Akeem Bloomfield Smashes Jamaican 400 Record". MileSplit United States.
  4. [4]
    "ATHLETE PROFILE Akeem BLOOMFIELD". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  5. [5]
    "AKEEM BLOOMFIELD AUBURN". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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