Dwight St. Hillaire
Dwight St. Hillaire (born 5 December 1997) is an Olympic sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago. From Belle Garden, he achieved success whilst attending the University of Kentucky becoming an All-American, winning silver medals at the NCAA Championships and at the SEC Championships. In 2018 he clocked a personal best of 44.55 seconds to move into the sixth spot on T&T’s all-time men’s 400 metres list. In March 2021 he ran a new lifetime best of 20.25 seconds in the 200 metres at an invitational meeting in South Carolina. In April 2021 he ran 44.74 in his first outdoor 400 metres race of the year which earned him at the time second spot on the 2021 world outdoor performance list, behind American Bryce Deadmon. Whilst running in the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres he ran a time of 45.41 to qualify from the heats to the semi-finals. In the 4x400m relay final St.Hillaire injured his hamstring but determinedly finished his leg of the race. Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 10.33 (Knoxville 2018) 200 metres – 20.25 (Columbia 2021) 400 metres – 44.55 (Tampa 2018) Indoor 60 metres – 6.76 (Lexington 2019) 200 metres – 20.73