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{{short description|British Virgin Islands athlete}}
{{Short description|British Virgin Islands athlete (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox athlete
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Kyron MacMaster
| name = Kyron McMaster
| honorific_suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}}
| image = Bydgoszcz 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships, 400m hurdles men final8 23-07-2016.jpg
| image = Bydgoszcz 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships, 400m hurdles men final8 23-07-2016.jpg
| caption = Kyron McMaster in 2016
| caption = Kyron McMaster in 2016
| fullname =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|01|3|df=24}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|01|3|df=25}}
| death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|df=yes}} -->
| death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|df=yes}} -->
| birth_place = [[Road Town]], [[British Virgin Islands]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6005410-kyron-mcmaster.htm|title=2018 CWG bio|access-date=24 April 2018}}</ref>
| birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Road Town]], [[Tortola]], [[British Virgin Islands]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6005410-kyron-mcmaster.htm|title=2018 CWG bio|access-date=24 April 2018}}</ref>}}
| height = 1.78 m
| height = 1.91 m
| weight = 74 kg
| weight = 74 kg
| sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
| sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
| event = [[400 m hurdles]]
| event = [[400 m hurdles]]
| club =
| club =
| education = [[Central Arizona College]]<br>[[University of Florida]]
| education = [[Central Arizona College]]<br />[[University of Florida]]
| collegeteam = [[Florida Gators]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.islandsun.com/400m-hurdler-kyron-mcmaster-signs-with-the-florida-gators/|title=400m Hurdler Kyron Mcmaster Signs with the Florida Gators|date=24 November 2016|publisher=[[The Island Sun]]|access-date=8 August 2017}}</ref>
| collegeteam = [[Florida Gators]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.islandsun.com/400m-hurdler-kyron-mcmaster-signs-with-the-florida-gators/|title=400m Hurdler Kyron Mcmaster Signs with the Florida Gators|date=24 November 2016|publisher=[[The Island Sun]]|access-date=8 August 2017}}</ref>
| coach = Dag Samuels (–2017)<br>Lennox Graham (2017–)
| coach = Dag Samuels (–2017)<br />Lennox Graham (2017–)
| medaltemplates =
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}
{{MedalSport | }}
{{Medal|Country|the {{IVB}}}}
{{MedalCountry | {{flag|British Virgin Islands}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Athletics Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2023 World Athletics Championships|2023 Budapest]] | [[2023 World Athletics Championships - Men's 400 metres hurdles|400m hurdles]] }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Diamond League]]}}
{{Medal|1st|[[2017 IAAF Diamond League|2017]]| 400m hurdles}}
{{Medal|1st|[[2018 IAAF Diamond League|2018]]| 400m hurdles}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Commonwealth Games]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Commonwealth Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]] | [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Men's 400 metres hurdles|400m hurdles]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]] | [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Men's 400 metres hurdles|400m hurdles]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Birmingham]] | [[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games - Men's 400 metres hurdles|400m hurdles]] }}
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{{MedalCompetition | [[Central American and Caribbean Games]] }}
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{{MedalGold| [[2018 Central American and Caribbean Games|2018 Barranquilla]] | 400m hurdles}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[NACAC Championships]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[NACAC Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2018 NACAC Championships|2018 Toronto]] | 400m hurdles}}
{{MedalGold | [[2018 NACAC Championships|2018 Toronto]] | 400m hurdles}}
{{MedalGold | [[2022 NACAC Championships|2022 Freeport]]|400&nbsp;m hurdles}}
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{{MedalCompetition | [[Central American and Caribbean Games]] }}
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{{MedalGold| [[2018 Central American and Caribbean Games|2018 Barranquilla]] | 400m hurdles}}
}}
}}
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'''Kyron McMaster''' (born 3 January 1997) is an athlete from the [[British Virgin Islands]] specialising in the [[400 metres hurdles]].<ref>{{iaaf name|282607}}</ref>


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'''Kyron Anthony McMaster''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} (born 3 January 1997) is an athlete from the [[British Virgin Islands]] specialising in the [[400 metres hurdles]].<ref>{{World Athletics}}</ref>
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He represented his country at the [[2017 World Championships in Athletics|2017 World Championships]] where he finished in the top three in his heat only to be disqualified for a lane infringement. Earlier, he won a bronze medal at the [[2016 IAAF World U20 Championships|2016 World U20 Championships]].


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He represented his country at the [[2017 World Championships in Athletics|2017 World Championships]], where he finished in the top three in his heat but was disqualified for lane infringement. Earlier, he won a bronze medal at the [[2016 IAAF World U20 Championships|2016 World U20 Championships]].
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His personal best in the event is 47.08 seconds set in the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Olympics Games]], on August 3rd 2021.<ref>[http://www.all-athletics.com/node/674058 All-Athletics profile]</ref> This is the current [[List of British Virgin Islands records in athletics|national record]].


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His personal best in the event is 47.08 seconds, set in finishing fourth in the final of the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles|2020 Olympic Games]] 400m hurdles, on August 3, 2021. This is the current [[List of British Virgin Islands records in athletics|national record]].
His coach, Xavier "Dag" Samuels died on September 9, 2017 during Hurricane Irma.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.flotrack.org/article/61483-kyron-mcmaster-s-track-coach-dag-samuels-passes-away-in-hurricane-irma#.WbP5UMhJaM9|title=Kyron McMaster's Track Coach 'Dag' Samuels Passes Away In Hurricane Irma|work=FloTrack|access-date=2017-09-09}}</ref>


McMaster won the British Virgin Islands' first ever [[Commonwealth Games]] medal (a gold) in the [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Men's 400 metres hurdles|400 m hurdles in 2018]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Kelner|first=Martha|date=12 April 2018|title=Kyron McMaster lets the tears flow after gold follows coach’s death|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/12/kyron-mcmaster-lets-tears-flow-gold-follows-coach-death|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London, England|access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Scott|first=Chris|date=12 April 2018|title=A year after Hurricane Irma, Kyron McMaster wins BVI's first Commonwealth medal|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/12/sport/kyron-mcmaster-wins-british-virgin-islands-first-commonwealth-medal/index.html|work=[[CNN]]|location=Atlanta, Georgia, United States|access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref>
His coach, [[Xavier "Dag" Samuels]] died on September 9, 2017, during [[Hurricane Irma]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.flotrack.org/article/61483-kyron-mcmaster-s-track-coach-dag-samuels-passes-away-in-hurricane-irma#.WbP5UMhJaM9|title=Kyron McMaster's Track Coach 'Dag' Samuels Passes Away In Hurricane Irma|work=FloTrack|access-date=2017-09-09}}</ref>
McMaster won the British Virgin Islands' first ever [[Commonwealth Games]] medal (a gold) in the [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Men's 400 metres hurdles|400 m hurdles in 2018]] and followed up with another gold at the Commonwealth Games winning at [[2022 Commonwealth Games|Birmingham 2022]] in the same event.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kelner|first=Martha|date=12 April 2018|title=Kyron McMaster lets the tears flow after gold follows coach's death|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/12/kyron-mcmaster-lets-tears-flow-gold-follows-coach-death|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London, England|access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Scott|first=Chris|date=12 April 2018|title=A year after Hurricane Irma, Kyron McMaster wins BVI's first Commonwealth medal|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/12/sport/kyron-mcmaster-wins-british-virgin-islands-first-commonwealth-medal/index.html|work=[[CNN]]|location=Atlanta, Georgia, United States|access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref>

McMaster finished second at the [[2023 World Athletics Championships|2023 World Championships]] in [[Budapest]], earning a silver medal. This was the British Virgin Islands' first ever medal at the Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/world-athletics-championships-2023-karsten-warholm-kyron-mcmaster-400m-hurdles-final|title=World Athletics Championships 2023: Karsten Warholm reigns supreme again as Kyron McMaster makes history in 400m hurdles|website=olympics.com|access-date=26 September 2024}}</ref>

He was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[2024 New Year Honours]] for services to sport in the British Virgin Islands.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=64269|supp=y|page=N27|date=30 December 2023}}</ref>


==International competitions==
==International competitions==

{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
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|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2012
|rowspan=2|2012
|rowspan=2|[[2012 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean<br>Junior Championships]] (U18)
|rowspan=2|[[2012 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean<br />Junior Championships]] (U18)
|rowspan=2|[[San Salvador, El Salvador]]
|rowspan=2|[[San Salvador, El Salvador]]
|12th (h)
|12th (h)
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|400 m hurdles
|400 m hurdles
|[[2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles|48.10]]
|[[2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles|48.10]]
|-
|2021
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|4th
|400 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles|47.08]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2022
|[[2022 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene, United States]]
|20th (h)
|400 m hurdles
|[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles|49.98]]<sup>2</sup>
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Birmingham]], [[England]]
|style="background:gold;"| 1st
|400 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles|48.93]]
|-
|[[2022 NACAC Championships|NACAC Championships]]
|[[Freeport, Bahamas]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|400 m hurdles
|[[2022 NACAC Championships – Results#400 meters hurdles|47.34]]
|-
|2023
|[[2023 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|400 m hurdles
|[[2023 World Athletics Championships - Men's 400 metres hurdles|47.34]]
|-
|2024
|[[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Paris, France]]
|5th
|400 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles|47.79]]
|}
|}
<sup>1</sup>Did not finish in the final
<sup>1</sup>Did not finish in the final<br>
<sup>2</sup>Did not start in the semifinals


==References==
==References==

{{Reflist}}
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| before = [[Ashley Kelly (sprinter)|Ashley Kelly]]
| title = [[List of flag bearers for the British Virgin Islands at the Olympics|Flagbearer]] for {{IVB}}
| title = [[List of flag bearers for the British Virgin Islands at the Olympics|Flagbearer]] for {{IVB}}
| years = (with [[Elinah Phillip]])<br>[[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo 2020]]
| years = [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo 2020]]<br />with<br />[[Elinah Phillip]]
| after = [[Adaejah Hodge]]<br />[[Thad Lettsome]]
| after = ''Incumbent''
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for the British Virgin Islands]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]




Latest revision as of 18:15, 26 September 2024

Kyron McMaster
OBE
Kyron McMaster in 2016
Personal information
Born (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27)
Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands[1]
EducationCentral Arizona College
University of Florida
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 m hurdles
College teamFlorida Gators[2]
Coached byDag Samuels (–2017)
Lennox Graham (2017–)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  British Virgin Islands
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest 400m hurdles
Diamond League
First place 2017 400m hurdles
First place 2018 400m hurdles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 400m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 400m hurdles
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Toronto 400m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Freeport 400 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla 400m hurdles

Kyron Anthony McMaster OBE (born 3 January 1997) is an athlete from the British Virgin Islands specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[3]

He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships, where he finished in the top three in his heat but was disqualified for lane infringement. Earlier, he won a bronze medal at the 2016 World U20 Championships.

His personal best in the event is 47.08 seconds, set in finishing fourth in the final of the 2020 Olympic Games 400m hurdles, on August 3, 2021. This is the current national record.

His coach, Xavier "Dag" Samuels died on September 9, 2017, during Hurricane Irma.[4]

McMaster won the British Virgin Islands' first ever Commonwealth Games medal (a gold) in the 400 m hurdles in 2018 and followed up with another gold at the Commonwealth Games winning at Birmingham 2022 in the same event.[5][6]

McMaster finished second at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, earning a silver medal. This was the British Virgin Islands' first ever medal at the Championships.[7]

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to sport in the British Virgin Islands.[8]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  British Virgin Islands
2012 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U18) 		San Salvador, El Salvador 12th (h) 400 m 50.84
7th High jump 1.85 m
2013 CARIFTA Games (U17) Nassau, Bahamas 7th 200 m 22.36 (w)
5th 400 m 49.29
World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 62nd (h) 200 m 22.55
2014 CARIFTA Games (U18) Fort-de-France, Martinique 6th 400 m 49.10
3rd 400 m hurdles (84 cm) 52.85
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 43rd (h) 400 m hurdles 54.21
Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China – 400 m hurdles (84 cm) DQ
2015 Pan American Junior Championships Edmonton, Canada 1st (h) 400 m hurdles 50.161
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd 400 m hurdles 49.56
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom – 400 m hurdles DQ
2017 IAAF Diamond League Various venues 1st 400 m hurdles 48.07
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 1st 400 m hurdles 48.25
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 1st 400 m hurdles 47.60
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 1st 400 m hurdles 48.18
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 400 m hurdles 48.10
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th 400 m hurdles 47.08
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 20th (h) 400 m hurdles 49.982
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England 1st 400 m hurdles 48.93
NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 1st 400 m hurdles 47.34
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd 400 m hurdles 47.34
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 5th 400 m hurdles 47.79

1Did not finish in the final
2Did not start in the semifinals

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ^ "400m Hurdler Kyron Mcmaster Signs with the Florida Gators". The Island Sun. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  3. ^ Kyron McMaster at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Kyron McMaster's Track Coach 'Dag' Samuels Passes Away In Hurricane Irma". FloTrack. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  5. ^ Kelner, Martha (12 April 2018). "Kyron McMaster lets the tears flow after gold follows coach's death". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  6. ^ Scott, Chris (12 April 2018). "A year after Hurricane Irma, Kyron McMaster wins BVI's first Commonwealth medal". CNN. Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. ^ "World Athletics Championships 2023: Karsten Warholm reigns supreme again as Kyron McMaster makes history in 400m hurdles". olympics.com. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  8. ^ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N27.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  British Virgin Islands
Tokyo 2020
with
Elinah Phillip 		Succeeded by


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