Alonzo Russell

Alonzo Russell (born 8 February 1992) is a Bahamian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[4] He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 World Indoor Championships, as well as the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]

For the American football player, see Alonzo Russell (American football).

Alonzo Russell
Personal information
Born (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992
Freeport, Bahamas
EducationFlorida State University
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m
College teamFlorida State Seminoles[2]
Coached byKen Harnden[3]
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
2016 Portland4 × 400 m relay
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast4 × 400 m relay
2014 Glasgow4 × 400 m relay
World Relay Championships
2015 Nassau4×400 m relay
NACAC Championships
2015 Costa Rica 4x400m relay
2018 Toronto 4x400m relay
NACAC U-23 Championships
2012 Irapuato4x400 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
2010 George Town4×400 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U17)
2008 Basseterre 4x400 m relay

His personal bests in the event are 45.25 seconds outdoors (Nassau, BAAA Nationals 2016) and 46.38 seconds indoors (Clemson 2018).

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Bahamas
2008 CARIFTA Games (U17) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 6th 400 m 51.22
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:22.77
2010 CARIFTA Games (U20) George Town, Cayman Islands 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:10:69
World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 17th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:14.42
2012 NACAC U23 Championships Irapuato, Mexico 5th 400 m 46.56
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.33
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.51
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.34
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 7th 400 m 46.20
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.53
World Championships Beijing, China – 4 × 400 m relay DQ
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 10th (sf) 400 m 47.07
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.75
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 400 m DQ
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 2:58.49
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 11th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.04
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom – 400 m DQ
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.92
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 6th 400 m 46.18
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.31
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 6th 400 m 46.26
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.98
World Championships Doha, Qatar 25th (h) 400 m 45.91
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 23rd (sf) 400 m 46.04

References
  1. "2018 CAC Games bio". Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. College team bio
  3. "NBC Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. Alonzo Russell at World Athletics
  5. "Athletics - Semi-Final 2 Results" (pdf). olympics.com. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.


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