Tyrell Cuffy

Tyrell Cuffy

Personal information
Nationality	Cayman Islands
Born	(1988-09-06) 6 September 1988 (age 33) Trinidad and Tobago
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.33 (Edwardsville 2008) 200 m: 20.83 (Cali 2008)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  Cayman Islands NACAC Under-23 Championships 2008 Toluca 4×100 m relay Pan American Junior Championships 2007 São Paulo 200 m CAC Junior Championships 2006 Port of Spain 4×100 m relay Island Games 2015 Jersey 100m 2015 Jersey 200m

Tyrell Cuffy (born 6 September 1988) is a Caymanian sprinter.

Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Cuffy moved to the Caymans at a young age,^[1] and attended John Gray High School in George Town. He then studied at King College (in Bristol, Tennessee) on an athletic scholarship, winning both the 100 and 200-metre events at the 2008 NAIA National Track Championships.^[2] Cuffy had earlier won a silver medal in the 200 metres at the 2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.^[3] He has since competed for the Caymans in a number of international events and meets, notably winning two gold medals (in the 100 and 200 metres) at the 2015 Island Games.

In his youth, Cuffy also represented , including at the 2005 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship. His father, Theo Cuffy, played first-class cricket in Trinidad and Tobago, and came to the Cayman Islands to coach the sport.<ref>First Citizens Sports Foundation > Athletes > Theodore Cuffy – First Citizens Sports Foundation. Retrieved 19 March 2016.</

References[]

External links[]

• Tyrell Cuffy at World Athletics

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