Kyron McMaster
Kyron Anthony McMaster is an athlete from the British Virgin Islands specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.
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 had 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 3 August 2021. This is the current List of [British Virgin Islands records in athletics|national record].
His coach, Xavier "Dag" Samuels died on 9 September 2017 during Hurricane Irma.
McMaster won the British Virgin Islands' first ever Commonwealth Games medal 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 Birmingham 2022 in the same event.
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 World Championships.
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to sport in the British Virgin Islands.
International competitions
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