Riker Hylton

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

Riker Hylton

Personal information
Nationality	Jamaica
Born	13 December 1988 Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	400 metres, 4 x 400 m relay
College team	LSU 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 2011 Daegu 4×400 m relay

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. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sport-doping-athletics-jamaica-idUSKBN16T00D
3. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sport-doping-athletics-hylton/doping-charge-against-jamaicas-hylton-thrown-out-idUSKBN1AJ324
4. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20170804/crowne-pleased-iadp-ruling-hylton
5. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20170804/crowne-pleased-iadp-ruling-hylton

External links

• Riker Hylton at World Athletics