Kimberly Hyacinthe

{{short description|Canadian sprinter}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=May 2014}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Kimberly Hyacinthe

| image = Kimberly Hyacinthe by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg

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| caption = Kimberly Hyacinthe at 2013 World Championships in Athletics

| nationality = {{CAN}}

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| birth_place = Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada

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| height = 179 cm

| weight = 61 kg

| sport = Track and field

| event = 200 metres

| collegeteam = University of Quebec{{Cite web |url=http://kazan2013.ru/hide/en/-240/Participant/ParticipantInfo/51b7491e-4718-4abb-bcd2-cfd34a7a9a02 |title=Kazan 2013 profile |access-date=1 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801192615/http://kazan2013.ru/hide/en/-240/Participant/ParticipantInfo/51b7491e-4718-4abb-bcd2-cfd34a7a9a02 |archive-date=1 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}

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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's athletics}}

{{MedalCountry |{{CAN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2015 Toronto|4x100 m}}

{{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}}

{{MedalGold|2009 Belgrade|4x400 m}}

{{MedalGold|2013 Kazan|200 m}}

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Kimberly Hyacinthe is a Canadian athlete specializing in the sprinting events. She competed in the 200 meters at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics without advancing to the semifinals.

Hyacinthe was born in Montreal, Quebec.{{cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Kimberly+Hyacinthe+takes+gold+lead+Canada/8643304/story.html |title=Kimberly Hyacinthe takes gold to lead Canada|publisher=vancouversun.com|date=2013-07-10|accessdate=2013-08-01}} In 2013, she won gold medal in the 200 meters at the 2013 Summer Universiade.

In July 2016 she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team.{{cite news|first=Asif|last=Hossain|title=Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio|url=http://olympic.ca/2016/07/11/athletics-canada-nominates-largest-squad-to-team-canada-for-rio/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=11 July 2016|accessdate=11 July 2016}}

Personal life

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Hyacinthe is of Haitian descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/pan-am-proud-celebrating-success-black-caribbean-athletes-afolabi|title=Pan Am Proud – Celebrating The Success Of Black And Caribbean Athletes|website=www.linkedin.com}}

Competition record

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colspan="6"|Representing {{CAN}}
rowspan=3|2005

|rowspan=3|World Youth Championships

|rowspan=3|Marrakech, Morocco

|23rd (sf)

|100 m

|12.02

8th (sf)

|200 m

|24.04 (w)

10th (h)

|4 × 400 m relay

|2:12.89

rowspan=3|2006

|rowspan=3|World Junior Championships

|rowspan=3|Beijing, China

|28th (h)

|100 m

|11.87 (+0.6 m/s)

17th (sf)

|200 m

|24.53 (-2.8 m/s)

10th (h)

|4 × 100 m relay

|45.26

rowspan=2|2007

|rowspan=2|Pan American Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|São Paulo, Brazil

|12th (h)

|200 m

|24.52

4th

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:38.85

rowspan=2|2008

|rowspan=2|World Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Bydgoszcz, Poland

|9th (sf)

|200 m

|23.81 (-1.1 m/s)

15th (h)

|4 × 100 m relay

|45.66

rowspan=5|2009

|rowspan=2|Universiade

|rowspan=2|Belgrade, Serbia

|6th

|200 m

|23.66

bgcolor=gold|1st

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:33.09

rowspan=3|Jeux de la Francophonie

|rowspan=3|Beirut, Lebanon

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|200 m

|23.15

bgcolor=gold|1st

|4 × 100 m relay

|44.78

bgcolor=gold|1st

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:35.95

2010

|NACAC U23 Championships

|Miramar, Florida, United States

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|200m

|23.14 (+2.1 m/s) w

rowspan=2|2011

|Universiade

|Shenzhen, China

|12th (sf)

|200 m

|23.90

World Championships

|Daegu, South Korea

|30th (h)

|200 m

|23.83

rowspan=3|2013

|Universiade

|Kazan, Russia

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|200 m

|22.78

rowspan=2|World Championships

|rowspan=2|Moscow, Russia

|17th (sf)

|200 m

|23.12

6th

|4 × 100 m relay

|43.28

rowspan=3|2014

|IAAF World Relays

|Nassau, Bahamas

|9th

|4 × 100 m relay

|43.33

rowspan=2|Commonwealth Games

|rowspan=2|Glasgow, United Kingdom

|7th

|200 m

|23.11

4th

|4 × 100 m relay

|43.33

rowspan=3|2015

|rowspan=3|World Championships

|rowspan=3|Beijing, China

|40th (h)

|100 m

|11.54

21st (sf)

|200 m

|23.07

6th

|4 × 100 m relay

|43.05

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 100 metres – 11.31 (+1.6) (Edmonton 2015)
  • 200 metres – 22.78 (+1.6) (Kazan 2013)
  • 400 metres – 55.71 (Montreal 2009)

Indoor

  • 60 metres – 7.29 (Montréal 2014)
  • 200 metres – 23.79 (New York 2011)

References

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