Kyron Anthony McMaster (born 3 January 1997) is an athlete from the

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specialising in the

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. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships, where he finished in the top three in his heat but was disqualified for lane infringement. Earlier, he had won a bronze medal at the 2016 World U20 Championships. His personal best in the event is 47.08 seconds, set in finishing fourth in the final of the

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400m hurdles, on 3 August 2021. This is the current national record. His coach, Xavier "Dag" Samuels died on 9 September 2017 during

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. McMaster won the British Virgin Islands' first ever

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medal (a gold) in the 400 m hurdles in 2018 and followed up with another gold at the Commonwealth Games winning at Birmingham 2022 in the same event. McMaster finished second at the 2023 World Championships in

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, earning a silver medal. This was the British Virgin Islands' first ever medal at the World Championships. He was appointed

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(OBE) in the

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for services to sport in the British Virgin Islands.

International competitions

¹Did not finish in the final
²Did not start in the semifinals

References

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