Kenneth Medwood

Kenneth Medwood (born December 14, 1987 in Belize City)[1] is a Belizean track and field athlete, specializing in the 400 metres hurdles.[2] He competed in the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics and was his nation's flagbearer in the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Kenneth Medwood
Personal information
Full nameKenneth Nathaniel Medwood
Born (1987-12-14) December 14, 1987
Belize City, Belize
Height1.854 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Belize
SportMen's Athletics
Event(s)Hurdling, Sprint
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Belize
Central American Games
2013 San José 400 m hurdles
Central American Championships
2012 Managua 400 m hurdles
2011 San José 400 m hurdles
2012 Managua 4x400 m relay
2011 San José 4x400 m relay
Updated on July 14, 2014.

Biography

Medwood grew up in Los Angeles, attending Theodore Roosevelt High School, where he was a three time Los Angeles City Section Champion in the high jump. He holds the Frosh/Soph division record.[3] In both 2005[4] and 2006,[5] he finished in a tie for 4th place at the CIF California State Meet. He also played basketball and tennis.

Next he attended East Los Angeles College where he began to excel in the long hurdles. He was the state community college champion both years,[6][7] establishing the state record in the 400 hurdles at 51.63.[8]

He moved on to compete at Long Beach State University where he was runner up in the Big West Conference in both the 400 hurdles and long jump in his first season.[9] He won the 2010 Big West title in the 400 meter hurdles in a then personal best 49.66, which also was his second time breaking the school record during his senior season.[10] He ended the year at the NCAA championships, where he finished as the 17th best collegiate hurdler in the nation.[11]

He set his personal record in the 400 hurdles at the 2012 Mt. SAC Relays, running 49.54.

Personal bests

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Belize
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 5th 400 m hurdles 51.08
2011 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 400 m hurdles 51.42
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:22.40
Pan American Games Guadalajara, México 15th (sf) 400 m 51.90
DNF (sf) 4 × 100 m relay
DNF (sf) 4 × 400 m relay
World Championships Daegu, Korea 32nd (h) 400 m hurdles 51.19
2012 Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 1st 400 m hurdles 49.81
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:19.33
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 5th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.87
2013 Central American Games San José, Costa Rica 1st 400 m hurdles 51.14
4th 4 × 100 m relay 42.94
Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 1st 400 m hurdles 51.42
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:18.13
2014 Central American Championships Tegucigalpa, Honduras 2nd 400 m hurdles 51.16

References
  1. Belizean Hurdler Advances To 400 M Semifinals, 7newsbelize.com, August 3, 2012, retrieved June 24, 2014
  2. Biography - MEDWOOD Kenneth, retrieved June 24, 2014
  3. CIF Los Angeles Section Track & Field Championships - 5/18/2017 to 5/25/2017
  4. "State Finals - 2005". Archive.dyestatcal.com.
  5. "State Finals - 2006". Archive.dyestatcal.com.
  6. "2007 California State Championships Men's 400m Hurdles". DirectAthletics.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "California State Championships Men's 400m Hurdles". DirectAthletics.
  9.   Kenneth Medwood. "Kenneth Medwood Profile - Long Beach State Athletics". Longbeachstate.com.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. "Medwood falls a round short of NCAA finals". Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  11. "TFRRS | Track & Field Results Reporting System". www.tfrrs.org. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
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