Riker Hylton

Riker Hylton
Personal information
Nationality Jamaica
Born (1988-12-13) 13 December 1988 (age 35)
Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)400 metres, 4 x 400 m relay
College teamLSU Tigers track and field
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)200 m 20.56 (+1.0 m/s) (Tempe 2012)
400 m 45.30 (Kingston 2011)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Daegu 4×400 m relay

Riker Hylton (born 13 December 1988) is a Jamaican sprinter, competing in the 400 metres.[1]

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").[2] He was cleared of any wrongdoing by Jamaica's Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel.[3] The Panel was not "comfortably satisfied" that Hylton had been properly notified by JADCO.[4] Hylton was represented by noted sports attorney Dr. Emir Crowne.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Riker Hylton London 2012 Profile". London 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Athletics: Jamaican duo charged with anti-doping rule violation". Reuters. 22 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Doping charge against Jamaica's Hylton thrown out". Reuters. 3 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Crowne pleased with IADP ruling on Hylton". 4 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Crowne pleased with IADP ruling on Hylton". 4 August 2017.


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