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Riker Hylton

Riker Hylton

Jamaican sprinter (born 1988)

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

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


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