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| Born | (1980-01-27)27 January 1980 (age 45) Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dean Horace Griffiths (born 27 January 1980) is a malehurdler from Jamaica, who represented his native country at the2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He set his personal best (48.55) while winning the men's 400m hurdles at the NCAA Championship on 13 June 2003 inSacramento, California and helpAuburn University to a 2nd-place team finish. Also, in 2003 Griffiths was rank seventh best in the world over 400m hurdles and place 5th at the World Athletic Finals in Monaco.
Griffiths was coached byHenry Rolle
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Jamaica | |||||
| 1999 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 2nd | 400m hurdles | 52.89 |
| Pan American Junior Championships | Tampa, United States | 4th | 400m hurdles | 51.87 | |
| 2002 | NACAC U-25 Championships | San Antonio, Texas, United States | 3rd | 400m hurdles | 50.06 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.19 | |||
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 3rd | 400m hurdles | 49.35 |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 9th (sf) | 400m hurdles | 48.64 | |
| 2004 | Summer Olympics | Athens, Greece | 21st (sf) | 400m hurdles | 49.51 |
| 2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, The Bahamas | 1st | 400m hurdles | 48.89 |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 11th (sf) | 400m hurdles | 48.89 | |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 6th | 400m hurdles | 49.85 |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 5th | 400m hurdles | 49.30 |
