 Kyron McMaster in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 January 1997 Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Central Arizona College University of Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 m hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Florida Gators[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Dag Samuels (–2017) Lennox Graham (2017–) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kyron Anthony McMaster OBE (born 3 January 1997) is an athlete from the British Virgin Islands specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[3]
He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships, where he finished in the top three in his heat but was disqualified for lane infringement. Earlier, he won a bronze medal at the 2016 World U20 Championships.
His personal best in the event is 47.08 seconds, set in finishing fourth in the final of the 2020 Olympic Games 400m hurdles, on August 3, 2021. This is the current national record.
His coach, Xavier "Dag" Samuels died on September 9, 2017, during Hurricane Irma.[4]
McMaster won the British Virgin Islands' first ever Commonwealth Games medal (a gold) in the 400 m hurdles in 2018 and followed up with another gold at the Commonwealth Games winning at Birmingham 2022 in the same event.[5][6]
McMaster finished second at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, earning a silver medal. This was the British Virgin Islands' first ever medal at the Championships.[7]
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to sport in the British Virgin Islands.[8]
- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "400m Hurdler Kyron Mcmaster Signs with the Florida Gators". The Island Sun. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ Kyron McMaster at World Athletics
- ^ "Kyron McMaster's Track Coach 'Dag' Samuels Passes Away In Hurricane Irma". FloTrack. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ Kelner, Martha (12 April 2018). "Kyron McMaster lets the tears flow after gold follows coach's death". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Scott, Chris (12 April 2018). "A year after Hurricane Irma, Kyron McMaster wins BVI's first Commonwealth medal". CNN. Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships 2023: Karsten Warholm reigns supreme again as Kyron McMaster makes history in 400m hurdles". olympics.com. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N27.
