Dean Horace Griffiths (born 27 January 1980) is a male

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from Jamaica, who represented his native country at the

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in Athens, Greece. He set his personal best (48.55) while winning the men's 400m hurdles at the NCAA Championship on 13 June 2003 in

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and help

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to a 2nd-place team finish. Also, in 2003 Griffiths was rank seventh best in the world over 400m hurdles and place 5th at the World Athletic Finals in Monaco. Griffiths was coached by

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Griffiths, Dean 1980 births Living people Jamaican male sprinters Jamaican male hurdlers Auburn Tigers men's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Jamaica Sportspeople from Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games athletes for Jamaica Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 20th-century Jamaican people 21st-century Jamaican sportsmen NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners