Andrew Riley

{{short description|Jamaican sprinter (born 1988)}}

{{Use Jamaican English|date=March 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Andrew Riley

| image = GULD3474 110mh riley (29581030658).jpg

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| caption = Riley in 2018

| nationality = {{flag|Jamaica}}

| sport = Running

| event = 100 metres, 110 metres hurdles

| collegeteam = Illinois Fighting Illini

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|09|06}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|82|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| pb = 100m: 10.02 (Des Moines 2012)
110m hurdles: 13.14

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}

{{MedalCountry | {{JAM}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold | 2014 Glasgow | 110 m hurdles}}

{{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games (Junior)}}

{{MedalSilver |2007 Providenciales | Heptathlon}}

}}

Andrew Riley (born 6 September 1988, Saint Thomas, Jamaica) is a Jamaican sprinter, mainly competing in the 110 m hurdles and more recently 100 metres.{{cite web|url=http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-xctrack/mtt/riley_andrew00.html |title=Andrew Riley Profile |publisher=Fightingillini.Com |date=1988-09-06 |accessdate=2012-06-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625091113/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-xctrack/mtt/riley_andrew00.html |archivedate=25 June 2013 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/andrew-riley-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105750/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/andrew-riley-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Andrew Riley Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2017-09-08}} He won the gold medal in the 110 m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.{{Cite web|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/athletics/1014328/andrew_riley.html|title=Glasgow 2014 - Andrew Riley Profile|website=g2014results.thecgf.com|language=es|access-date=2017-09-08|archive-date=9 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909052420/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/athletics/1014328/andrew_riley.html|url-status=dead}} He went pro signing with Puma SE shortly after his collegiate career.{{cite web|url=http://www.trackalerts.com/index.php/news/lead-stories/7225-puma-signs-jamaican-sprint-hurdler-riley?fb_action_ids=10150999323104450&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=timeline_og |title=Puma signs Jamaican sprint hurdler Riley – trackalerts.com || Lead Stories |publisher=trackalerts.com |date=2012-02-14 |accessdate=2012-06-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403034353/http://www.trackalerts.com/index.php/news/lead-stories/7225-puma-signs-jamaican-sprint-hurdler-riley/?fb_action_ids=10150999323104450&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=timeline_og |archivedate=3 April 2015 }}

Competition record

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colspan="6"|Representing {{JAM}}
2007

|CARIFTA Games (U20)

|Providenciales, Turks and Caicos

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Heptathlon

|4601 pts

2011

|World Championships

|Daegu, South Korea

|14th (sf)

|110 m hurdles

|13.75

2012

|Olympic Games

|London, United Kingdom

|24th (h)

|110 m hurdles

|13.59

2013

|World Championships

|Moscow, Russia

|8th

|110 m hurdles

|13.51

rowspan=2|2014

|World Indoor Championships

|Sopot, Poland

|8th (sf)

|60 m hurdles

|7.59Did not start in the final

Commonwealth Games

|Glasgow, United Kingdom

|bgcolor="gold" |1st

|110 m hurdles

|13.32

2015

|World Championships

|Beijing, China

|16th (sf)

|110 m hurdles

|13.43

2016

|Olympic Games

|Rio de Janeiro

|11th (sf)

|110 m hurdles

|13.46

2019

|World Championships

|Doha, Qatar

|16th (sf)

|110 m hurdles

|13.57

References

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