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Also known as Kirani L. James

Grenadian sprinter

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Kirani James is a Grenadian athletics competitor and diplomat who competes in the 400 metres. Born on September 1, 1992, in Gouyave, St. George's, he represents Grenada in international sport. James is a male sprinter who stands 191 cm tall and weighs 66 kg. He speaks English and has a personal best time of 43.74 seconds.

James was educated at the University of Alabama and is coached by Harvey Glance. He has participated in the men's 400 metres at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics, as well as the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He is a member of the Grenada Athletics team and holds a diplomatic passport from Grenada. Among his awards is the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

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Key facts

Nationality
Grenadian
Born
( 1992-09-01 ) 1 September 1992 (age 33) , Gouyave , Saint John , Grenada
Height
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight
80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Track and field
Event
Sprinting
College team
Alabama Crimson Tide
Olympic finals
2012 London 400 m, Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m, Silver 2020 Tokyo 400 m, Bronze
World finals
2011 Daegu 400 m, Gold 2013 Moscow 400 m, 7th 2015 Beijing 400 m, Bronze 2019 Doha 400 m, 5th 2022 Eugene 400 m, Silver
Highest world ranking
1 (weeks 54)
Personal bests
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via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Athletics
Team
Grenada Athletics
Position
Sprinter
Nationality
Grenada

via TheSportsDB

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Encyclopedic overview

Sir Kirani Zeno James GCNG CBE COG (born 1 September 1992) is a Grenadian professional sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He won the 400 m at the World Championships in 2011 and won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. In the 400 metres, James also won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, thus becoming the first man to earn the full set of three medals in the centennial history of the event. He is Grenada's first Olympic medalist. He holds the Grenadian national record in both the 200 metres and 400 metres.

As a junior, James also specialized in the 200 metres. Prodigious from a young age, he ran the fastest 400 m times ever by a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old. He won a series of gold medals at the CARIFTA Games and the Commonwealth Youth Games and rose on the international stage with 400 m silver medals at the 2007 World Youth and 2008 World Junior Championships. James became the first athlete to run a 200/400 double at the 2009 World Youth Championships and was the 2010 World Junior Champion.

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