July 2, 1970 (1970-07-02) (age 53) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta
400 m hurdles
World Championships
1995 Gothenburg
400 m hurdles
Updated on December 6, 2013
Derrick Ralph Adkins (born July 2, 1970) is a former American track and field athlete who specialized in the 400-meter hurdles. He was an Olympic gold medalist in that event at the 1996 Summer Olympics and World Champion at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. He was the fastest man in the world in the 1994 and 1996 seasons, and holds a personal record of 47.54 seconds.[1] Adkins was a two-time national champion at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
A Georgia Institute of Technology alumnus, he won back-to-back gold medals at the Summer Universiade from 1991 to 1993. He was also a gold medalist at the 1994 Goodwill Games and the 1996 IAAF Grand Prix Final. He represented the United States four times at the World Championships in Athletics, also reaching the final in 1991 and 1993.
Following his competitive retirement he remained connected with the sport and served as director of The Armory Track and Field Center between 2006 and 2011.
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Derrick Ralph Adkins (born July 2, 1970) is a former American track and field athlete who specialized in the 400-meter hurdles. He was an Olympic gold...
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States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes DerrickAdkins Brad Barquist Keith Brantly Bryan Bronson Andrzej Chylinski Curt Clausen...
States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes DerrickAdkins Brad Barquist Keith Brantly Bryan Bronson Andrzej Chylinski Curt Clausen...
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States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes DerrickAdkins Brad Barquist Keith Brantly Bryan Bronson Andrzej Chylinski Curt Clausen...
States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes DerrickAdkins Brad Barquist Keith Brantly Bryan Bronson Andrzej Chylinski Curt Clausen...
States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes DerrickAdkins Brad Barquist Keith Brantly Bryan Bronson Andrzej Chylinski Curt Clausen...
States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes DerrickAdkins Brad Barquist Keith Brantly Bryan Bronson Andrzej Chylinski Curt Clausen...
States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes DerrickAdkins Brad Barquist Keith Brantly Bryan Bronson Andrzej Chylinski Curt Clausen...
lawyer and politician 1969 – Tim Rodber, English rugby player 1970 – DerrickAdkins, American hurdler 1970 – Steve Morrow, Northern Irish footballer and...
States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes DerrickAdkins Brad Barquist Keith Brantly Bryan Bronson Andrzej Chylinski Curt Clausen...
States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes DerrickAdkins Brad Barquist Keith Brantly Bryan Bronson Andrzej Chylinski Curt Clausen...
Michael Johnson won three including being a part of the 4 × 400 relay, DerrickAdkins, Allen Johnson, John Godina, Dan O'Brien, Gwen Torrence, Gail Devers...
States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes DerrickAdkins Brad Barquist Keith Brantly Bryan Bronson Andrzej Chylinski Curt Clausen...
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