Adam Harris (born July 21, 1987) is an

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sprinter who represented

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in the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2009 World Championships, 2013 World Championships and 2014 World Indoor Championships. He competed in the 200 metres event at the

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, but without reaching the final round. His personal best time is 20.60 seconds, achieved in July 2013 in

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. Harris is also the Guyanese National Record Holder in the 100 metres and 60 metres dashes. He has 9.90 seconds (wind-aided)/10.09 seconds (wind-legal) in the

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, and 6.55 seconds in the

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, achieved in February 2014 at the Kelly Family Sports Center in Allendale on the campus of

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. Harris grew up in

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, and attended

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, where he was coached by track and field specialist Don Helberg. After graduating he attended

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Personal bests

Outdoor

*100 m: 10.12 s (wind: +0.4 m/s) –

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, 17 May 2014 *200 m: 20.60 s A (wind: +0.3 m/s) –

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, 7 July 2013 *Long jump: 7.32 m (wind: NWI) –

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, 5 April 2008

Indoor

*60 m: 6.55 s –

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, 21 February 2014 *200 m: 20.99 s –

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, 1 March 2009 *Long jump: 7.58 m –

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, 1 March 2008

Achievements

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Tilastopaja biography
1987 births Living people Guyanese male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Guyana Sportspeople from Wheaton, Illinois American sportspeople of Guyanese descent Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Guyana Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Guyana Michigan Wolverines men's track and field athletes 21st-century Guyanese sportsmen Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games {{Guyana-athletics-bio-stub