Sir Kirani Zeno James, born on 1 September 1992, is a Grenadian professional sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He won the 400 metres at the 2011 World Championships and the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics, then silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics and bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first man to earn the full set of three Olympic medals in the event. He is Grenada's first Olympic medallist and holds the national records at 200 and 400 metres. He won back-to-back NCAA outdoor titles for the University of Alabama and was the 2010 World Junior champion.
Facts
Medals or Titles Band Connections
Competed In
Source Kirani James (Wikipedia)
Source Kirani James (Wikipedia)
Source Kirani James (Wikipedia)
Source Kirani James (Wikipedia)
Plays
Source Kirani James (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Nationality
Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.
Source Kirani James (Wikipedia)Lead, nationalityQuote, Lead, nationality
is a Grenadian professional sprinter
Sources
1. Kirani James (Wikipedia)
Lead, nationality
is a Grenadian professional sprinter
Lead, birth
born 1 September 1992
Lead, Olympic medals
thus becoming the first man to earn the full set of three medals
Lead, titles
He won the 400 m at the World Championships in 2011 and won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics
Plays: Athletics, Lead, sport
is a Grenadian professional sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres
Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Lead, 2012 Olympics
won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics
Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, Lead, 2016 Olympics
also won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, Lead, 2020 Olympics
a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Competed In: World Athletics Championships, Lead, 2011 World Championships
He won the 400 m at the World Championships in 2011
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.