Antoine Adams (born 31 August 1988) is a retired Olympic sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. He was part of the 4 × 100 m relay team that won the bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.
Born in Cayon, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Adams showed early promise in track and field, excelling throughout his school years. After graduating from Cayon High School in 2005, he briefly attended The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College in 2006 before relocating to Houston, Texas in 2007 to pursue his athletic career more seriously. There, he enrolled in community college and began training under coach Eric Francis.
Following his competitive career, Antoine Adams transitioned into filmmaking and creative production. Today, he helps brands grow through storytelling, combining his Olympic-level discipline with a passion for visual media.
Personal bests
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor | |||
| 100 m | 10.01 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16 June 2013 |
| 200 m | 20.08 s (wind: +1.6 m/s) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 22 June 2014 |
| Indoor | |||
| 60 m | 6.58 s | Houston, United States | 12 February 2016 |
| 200 m | 20.93 s | College Station, United States | 13 December 2014 |
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Saint Kitts and Nevis
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| 2006 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe | 4th (h) | 100 m | 11.35 (-1.5 m/s) |
| 4th (h) | 200 m | 22.65 (+0.2 m/s) | |||
| 2007 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | 2nd | 4 × 100 m | 40.71 |
| Pan American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 8th (sf) | 100 m | 10.79 (+0.2 m/s) | |
| 6th (h) | 200 m | 21.60 (0.0 m/s) | |||
| 6th | 4 × 100 m | 42.25 | |||
| NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 5th | 4 × 100 m | 40.37 | |
| 2010 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Miramar, United States | 8th (h) | 100 m | 10.57 (+0.4 m/s) |
| 5th | 200 m | 21.00 w (+2.8 m/s) | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 15th (h) | 100 m | 10.49 (+1.4 m/s) | |
| 14th (h) | 200 m | 21.14 w (+2.8 m/s) | |||
| 7th | 4 × 100 m | 39.43 | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 7th (qf) | 200 m | 21.69 (+0.1 m/s) | |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 12th (h) | 100 m | 10.57 (-1.3 m/s) |
| 16th (h) | 200 m | 21.39 (+1.1 m/s) | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m | 39.07 | |||
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 3rd | 4 × 100 m | 38.49 | |
| Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 10th (sf) | 200 m | 20.76 A (+0.2 m/s) | |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m | 38.81 A | |||
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 21st (sf) | 100 m | 10.27 (+1.0 m/s) |
| 18th (h)1 | 200 m | 20.59 (-0.4 m/s) | |||
| 13th (h) | 4 × 100 m | 38.41 | |||
| 2013 | BVI Twilight Invitational | Road Town, British Virgin Islands | 
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100 m | 10.28 (-0.2 m/s) |
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200 m | 20.87 (-0.3 m/s) | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, Mexico | 1st | 200 m | 20.13 A (+0.5 m/s) | |
| 6th | 4 × 100 m | 39.82 A | |||
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 16th (sf) | 100 m | 10.17 (+0.4 m/s) | |
| 13th (sf) | 200 m | 20.47 (0.0 m/s) | |||
| 13th (h) | 4 × 100 m | 38.58 | |||
| 2014 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 12th (B) | 4 × 100 m | 39.07 |
| 2nd | 4 × 200 m | 1:20.51 | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th | 100 m | 10.16 (0.0 m/s) | |
| 16th (sf) | 200 m | 20.76 (+0.2 m/s) | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, Mexico | 4th | 4 × 100 m | 39.35 A | |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | 100 m | 10.09 |
| 16th (sf) | 200 m | 20.82 | |||
| NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 3rd | 200 m | 20.47 (+1.8 m/s) | |
| 6th | 4 × 100 m | 39.20 | |||
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 31st (h) | 100 m | 10.23 | |
| 39th (h) | 200 m | 20.75 | |||
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 16th (sf) | 60 m | 6.66 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 54th (h) | 100 m | 10.39 | |
| 30th (h) | 200 m | 20.49 | |||
| 15th (h) | 4×100 m relay | 39.81 | |||
1: Disqualified in the semifinal.
References
External links
- Antoine Adams at World Athletics
- Antoine Adams at Diamond League
- Deprecated link at archive.today (archived 23 December 2014)
- Antoine Adams at Olympedia
- Antoine Adams at Olympics.com
- Antoine Xavier Adams at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Antoine Adams at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Antoine Adams at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Antoine Adams at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Antoine Adams at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)
