Riker Hylton

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

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| nationality = {{JAM}}

| sport = Track and field

| event = 400 metres, 4 x 400 m relay

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| collegeteam = LSU Tigers track and field

| pb = 200 m 20.56 (+1.0 m/s) (Tempe 2012)
400 m 45.30 (Kingston 2011)

| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1988|12|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place =Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica

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| weight= {{convert|61|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| residence = Baton Rouge

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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2011 Daegu|4×400 m relay}}

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Riker Hylton (born 13 December 1988) is a Jamaican sprinter, competing in the 400 metres.{{cite web|title=Riker Hylton London 2012 Profile|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/hylton-riker-1020535//|publisher=London 2012|accessdate=27 August 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826035026/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/hylton-riker-1020535/|archivedate=26 August 2012|df=dmy-all}}

Riker Hylton won a bronze medal as part of the Jamaican team in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu. He also ran in the 400 metres, where he was eliminated in the semi-finals

Hylton did not make the individual 400m Jamaican team for the 2012 Summer Olympics, but did compete in the 4 × 400 metres relay, running the second leg in the heats before Jermaine Gonzales pulled up injured.

In 2017, he was charged with evading a doping test by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission ("JADCO").{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sport-doping-athletics-jamaica-idUSKBN16T00D|title = Athletics: Jamaican duo charged with anti-doping rule violation|newspaper = Reuters|date = 22 March 2017}} He was cleared of any wrongdoing by Jamaica's Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sport-doping-athletics-hylton/doping-charge-against-jamaicas-hylton-thrown-out-idUSKBN1AJ324|title = Doping charge against Jamaica's Hylton thrown out|newspaper = Reuters|date = 3 August 2017}} The Panel was not "comfortably satisfied" that Hylton had been properly notified by JADCO.{{Cite web|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20170804/crowne-pleased-iadp-ruling-hylton|title=Crowne pleased with IADP ruling on Hylton|date=4 August 2017}} Hylton was represented by noted sports attorney Dr. Emir Crowne.{{Cite web|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20170804/crowne-pleased-iadp-ruling-hylton|title=Crowne pleased with IADP ruling on Hylton|date=4 August 2017}}