Greggmar Swift
{{Short description|Barbadian hurdler (born 1991)}}
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| fullname = Greggmar Orial Swift
| nationality = {{BAR}}
| sport = Track and field
| event = 110 metres hurdles
| collegeteam =Indiana State University
| club =Adidas
| coach =John Mc Nichols
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1991|2|16}}
| birth_place = Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados
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| height = {{convert|6|ft|0|in|m|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|170|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
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| pb = 110 m hurdles 13.28 +0.8 Toronto (CIBC) 24 JUL 2015
| updated = 16 May 2016
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Greggmar Orial Swift (born 16 February 1991 in Bridgetown) is a sprint hurdler from Barbados.
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Greggmar attended Indiana State University, where he studied Insurance & Risk Management and was a Five-time All-American in the 60-meter and 110-meter hurdles.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gosycamores.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=65218&SPID=7267&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=15200&ATCLID=205054583&Q_SEASON=2013|title = Greggmar Swift - Track & Field}}
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He competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|title=Greggmar Swift|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/swift-greggmar-1083509/|work=london2012.com|accessdate=9 August 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826230012/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/swift-greggmar-1083509/|archivedate=26 August 2012}}
He qualified for the 2015 Pan-Am Games with his gold medal win at the Universiade.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/69762/gold-greggmar|title = Gold for Greggmar|date = 11 July 2015}}
Personal bests
- 110 m hurdles outdoor: 13.28 s (wind: +0.8 m/s) – Toronto, Canada, United States, 24 July 2015
- 60 m hurdles indoor: 7.54 s – New York (Armory), NY, United States, February 2015 NR
International competitions
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| colspan="6"|Representing {{BAR}} |
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| 2007
|Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100m hurdles (91.4 cm) |13.39 (+0.5 m/s) |
| rowspan=2|2008
|Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |110m hurdles (99.0 cm) |14.22 (-0.5 m/s) |
| World Junior Championships
|61st (h) |110m hurdles (99.0 cm) |15.77 (-0.6 m/s) |
| rowspan=2|2009
|bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |110m hurdles (99.0 cm) |14.09 (+0.7 m/s) |
| Pan American Junior Championships
|Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |8th |110m hurdles (99.0 cm) |14.31 (+2.0 m/s) |
| rowspan=5|2010
|rowspan=2|CARIFTA Games (U20) |rowspan=2|George Town, Cayman Islands |bgcolor=silver|2nd |110m hurdles (99.0 cm) |13.75 (+1.3 m/s) |
| —
|4 × 100 m relay |DNF |
| rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
|rowspan=2|Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |bgcolor=gold|1st |110m hurdles (99.0 cm) |13.90 (-1.0 m/s) |
| 5th
|4 × 100 m relay |40.92 |
| World Junior Championships
|Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |8th |110m hurdles (99.0 cm) |13.93 (-2.4 m/s) |
| rowspan=2|2011
|Central American and Caribbean Championships |6th |110m hurdles |13.84 (+0.7 m/s) |
| Universiade
|9th (sf) |110m hurdles |13.90 (-1.0 m/s) |
| rowspan=3|2012
|rowspan=2|NACAC Under-23 Championships |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |110m hurdles |13.54 (+1.8 m/s) |
| 5th
|4 × 100 m relay |
| Olympic Games
|5th (h) |110m hurdles |13.62 (+0.1 m/s) |
| rowspan=2|2013
|7th (h)1 |110m hurdles |13.75 (+0.7 m/s) |
| World Championships
|27th (h) |110m hurdles |13.79 (-0.6 m/s) |
| rowspan=2|2014
|6th |110m hurdles |13.74 (-0.3 m/s) |
| Central American and Caribbean Games
|bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |110m hurdles |13.59 A (+0.7 m/s) |
| rowspan=4|2015
|bgcolor=gold|1st |100m hurdles |13.43 (+0.7 m/s) |
| Pan American Games
|4th |110m hurdles |13.28 (+0.8 m/s) |
| NACAC Championships
|5th |110m hurdles |13.40 (+1.5 m/s) |
| World Championships
|17th (sf) |110m hurdles |13.44 (-0.2 m/s) |
| 2019
|4th |110m hurdles |
1: Did not finish in the final.
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sw/greggmar-swift-1.html |title=Greggmar Swift |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914212412/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sw/greggmar-swift-1.html |archive-date=2015-09-14 |url-status=dead}}
- [http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atm.php?ID=105131&Season=2014&Odd=1 Tilastopaja biography]
{{Footer Universiade Champions 110m Hurdles Men}}
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Category:Athletes from Bridgetown
Category:Barbadian male hurdlers
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Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Barbados
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Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games competitors for Barbados
Category:Indiana State Sycamores men's track and field athletes
Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Barbados
Category:Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
Category:Universiade medalists for Barbados
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
Category:Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade
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