Akeem Bloomfield

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Akeem Bloomfield
2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships (39847161545).jpg
Bloomfield at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1997-10-11) 11 October 1997 (age 24)
Kingston, Jamaica
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Sprinting
College teamAuburn Tigers
Turned pro2018
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Men's track and field
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha 4×400 m relay
World Relays
Silver medal – second place 2019 Yokohama 4×400 m relay
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2016 St. George's 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2016 St. George's 4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2015 Basseterre 400 m

Akeem Bloomfield (born 11 October 1997) is a Jamaican track and field athlete specializing in sprint events.

Career[]

Running for Auburn University, he finished second in the 400 meters at the 2018 NCAA Championships behind Michael Norman of USC.[1] His time of 43.94 ranks #17 on the all-time list, one of only 18 human beings to run the distance under 44 seconds. 15 days later, he signed a professional contract with Puma.[2] Less than a month later, Bloomfield ran 200 meters in 19.81, at the London Anniversary Games. Video on YouTube. Bloomfield had never run under 20 seconds before, so his win was so unexpected, race announcers didn't even announce him as the winner until 20 seconds after the race when his name came up on the results display. That time also ranked him on the top 25 all-time list, joining Michael Johnson and Isaac Makwala as the only men to make both the current 200 and 400 lists.

Earlier in the season, Bloomfield finished second to Norman at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships. Norman set the world record of 44.52 in that race, Bloomfield's 44.86 ranks him at No. 6 on the all-time list and is the Jamaican indoor record.

Bloomfield had previously run for Kingston College. At the 2015 Jamaican National Championships, Bloomfield set the Jamaican Junior Record for 400 meters at 44.93.[3]

Statistics[]

Information from World Athletics profile or Track & Field Results Reporting System unless otherwise noted.[4][5]

Personal bests[]

Event Time Competition Venue Date Notes
200 m 19.81 Müller Anniversary Games London, England 22 July 2018 +0.1 m/s wind
400 m 43.94 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon, U.S. 13 July 2018
400 m indoor 44.86 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships College Station, Texas, U.S. 10 March 2018 Indoor NR
4×400 m relay 2:57.90 World Championships Doha, Qatar 6 October 2019
4×400 m relay indoor 3:05.30 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships College Station, Texas, U.S. 10 March 2018

International championship results[]

Year Championship Venue Position Event Time
Representing  Jamaica
2015 CARIFTA Games (U20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1st 400 m 45.85
2016 CARIFTA Games (U20) St. George's, Grenada 1st 400 m 46.01
1st 4×400 m relay 3:10.55
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 2nd 4×400 m relay 3:01.57
World Championships Doha, Qatar 8th 400 m 45.36
2nd 4×400 m relay 2:57.90

Circuit wins[]

400 m[]

200 m[]

  • Diamond League
    • London: 2018

References[]

  1. ^ "The Greatest Collegiate 400 Ever: Michael Norman Runs 43.61 To Defeat Akeem Bloomfield's 43.94". LetsRun.com. 9 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer.
  3. ^ Gretschel, Johanna. "Akeem Bloomfield Smashes Jamaican 400 Record". MileSplit United States.
  4. ^ "ATHLETE PROFILE Akeem BLOOMFIELD". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  5. ^ "AKEEM BLOOMFIELD AUBURN". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

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