Gerald Drummond (athlete)

Gerald David Drummond Hernández (born 5 September 1994) is a Costa Rican athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[2] He has won multiple medals at regional level. In addition, he is his country's national record holder in the event. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Gerald Drummond
Personal information
Born (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 30)
San José, Costa Rica
EducationUniversity Saint Paula
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres hurdles

His father Gerald Drummond Johnson was a footballer.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Costa Rica
2010 Central American Junior
Championships
(U18)
Panama City, Panama 3rd 400 m hurdles (84 cm) 55.79
1st Medley relay 1:59.12
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U17)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. 9th (h) 110 m hurdles (91.4 cm) 14.19
4th 400 m hurdles (84 cm) 56.35
Youth Olympic Games Singapore 5th (B) 400 m hurdles (84 cm) 54.83
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 48th (h) 200 m 22.55
24th (sf) 400 m hurdles (84 cm) 54.65
2012 Central American Junior
Championships
(U-20)
San Salvador, El Salvador 1st 400 m hurdles 52.49
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:13.51
Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 2nd 400 m hurdles 53.33
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:12.42
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U20)
San Salvador, El Salvador 10th (h) 400 m hurdles 54.07
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:13.92
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 44th (h) 400 m hurdles 53.46
2013 Central American Games San José, Costa Rica 3rd 200 m 21.07 (w)
2nd 400 m hurdles 51.44
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:11.15
Central American Junior
Championships
(U-20)
San José, Costa Rica 1st 200 m 21.69
1st 400 m 48.72
2nd 400 m hurdles 54.15
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:18.17
Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 2nd 400 m hurdles 52.55
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3.13.40
Central American and Caribbean
Championships
Morelia, Mexico 11th (h) 400 m hurdles 52.53
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.77
Pan American Junior Championships Medellín, Colombia 5th 400 m hurdles 51.80
2014 Central American Championships Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1st 400 m 47.20
1st 400 m hurdles 50.78
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:20.17
Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 4th 400 m hurdles 50.41
NACAC U23 Championships Kamloops, Canada 3rd 400 m hurdles 51.05
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:14.29
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico 5th 400 m hurdles 50.72
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.02
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 21st (h) 400 m hurdles 53.47
8th 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.21
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 7th 400 m hurdles 50.63
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.34
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 22nd (sf) 400 m hurdles 53.35
14th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:19.34
2016 Ibero-American Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13th (h) 400 m hurdles 52.05
NACAC U23 Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 8th 400 m hurdles 53.02
2017 Central American Championships Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1st 400 m 46.76
1st 400 m hurdles 51.43
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 26th (h) 400 m hurdles 52.22
Central American Games Managua, Nicaragua 2nd 400 m 47.13
400 m hurdles DQ
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:13.98
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 6th 400 m hurdles 49.94
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.31
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 10th (q) 400 m hurdles 50.65
Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru 2nd 400 m hurdles 49.80
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 27th (h) 400 m hurdles 49.92
2022 Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 1st 400 m hurdles 48.87
World Championships Eugene, United States 13th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.37
NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 4th 400 m hurdles 48.88
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 4th 400 m hurdles 49.62
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 19th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.31
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 400 m hurdles DQ
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 21st (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.68

Personal bests

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Outdoor

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Universiade bio". Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ^ Gerald Drummond at World Athletics  
  3. ^ "Athletics DRUMMOND Gerald". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for   Costa Rica
Paris 2024
with
Milagro Mena
Succeeded by
Incumbent