Kenneth Medwood

Kenneth Medwood

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Nathaniel Medwood
Born	December 14, 1987 Belize City, Belize
Residence	Los Angeles, California, USA
Height	1.854 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Belize
Sport	Men's Athletics
Event(s)	Hurdling, Sprint
Medal record Men's Athletics Competitor for  Belize Central American Games 2013 San José 400 m hurdles Central American Championships 2012 Managua 400 m hurdles 2011 San José 400 m hurdles 2012 Managua 4x400 m relay 2011 San José 4x400 m relay
Updated on July 14, 2014.

Kenneth Medwood (born December 14, 1987 in Belize City)^[1] is a Belizean track and field athlete, specializing in the 400 metres hurdles.^[2] He competed in the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics and was his nation's flagbearer in the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Medwood grew up in Los Angeles, attending Theodore Roosevelt High School, where he was a three time Los Angeles City Section Champion in the high jump. He holds the Frosh/Soph division record.^[3] In both 2005^[4] and 2006,^[5] he finished in a tie for 4th place at the CIF California State Meet. He also played basketball and tennis.

Next he attended East Los Angeles College where he began to excel in the long hurdles. He was the state community college champion both years,^[6][7] establishing the state record in the 400 hurdles at 51.63.^[8]

His next stop was Long Beach State University where he was runner up in the Big West Conference in both the 400 hurdles and long jump.^[9]

He set his personal record in the 400 hurdles at the 2012 Mt. SAC Relays, running 49.54.

Personal bests

• 200 m: 21.49 s (wind: +1.0 m/s) – Norwalk, California, April 17, 2010
• 400 m: 47.83 s – Walnut, California, April 12, 2008
• 400 m hurdles: 49.54 s – Walnut, California, April 21, 2012
• Long jump: 7.49 m (wind: -0.8 m/s) – Northridge, California, May 14, 2010

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Belize
2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	5th	400 m hurdles	51.08
2011	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	1st	400 m hurdles	51.42
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.40
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, México	15th (sf)	400 m	51.90
			DNF (sf)	4 × 100 m relay
			DNF (sf)	4 × 400 m relay
	World Championships	Daegu, Korea	32nd (h)	400 m hurdles	51.19
2012	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	1st	400 m hurdles	49.81
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:19.33
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	5th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.87
2013	Central American Games	San José, Costa Rica	1st	400 m hurdles	51.14
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	42.94
	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	1st	400 m hurdles	51.42
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:18.13
2014	Central American Championships	Tegucigalpa, Honduras	2nd	400 m hurdles	51.16

References

1. Belizean Hurdler Advances To 400 M Semifinals, 7newsbelize.com, August 3, 2012, retrieved June 24, 2014
2. Biography - MEDWOOD Kenneth, retrieved June 24, 2014
3. http://www.prepcaltrack.com/2014/05/28/l-a-city-section-finals-la-2/
4. "State Finals - 2005". Archive.dyestatcal.com.
5. "State Finals - 2006". Archive.dyestatcal.com.
6. "2007 California State Championships Men's 400m Hurdles". DirectAthletics.
7. http://www.cccaasports.org/track/results%20day2.htm
8. "California State Championships Men's 400m Hurdles". DirectAthletics.
9.   Kenneth Medwood. "Kenneth Medwood Profile - Long Beach State Athletics". Longbeachstate.com.

External links

• Kenneth Medwood profile at IAAF
• sports-reference
• Tilastopaja biography