Kyron McMaster

Kyron McMaster
400 m hurdles
College team	Florida Gators
Coached by	Dag Samuels (–2017); Lennox Graham (2017–)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the British Virgin Islands
World Championships
Diamond League
Commonwealth Games
NACAC Championships
Central American and Caribbean Games

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 only to be disqualified for a 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

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 Track and Field Championships in Budapest, earning a silver medal. This was the first ever medal for the British Virgin Islands at this championship event.

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.^[7]

International competitions

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
2012	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U18)	San Salvador, El Salvador	7th	High jump	1.85 m
2013	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Nassau, Bahamas	7th	200 m	22.36 (w)
	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Nassau, Bahamas	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
	CARIFTA Games (U18)	Fort-de-France, Martinique	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

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

References

^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
^ "400m Hurdler Kyron Mcmaster Signs with the Florida Gators". The Island Sun. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
^ Kyron McMaster at World Athletics
^ "Kyron McMaster's Track Coach 'Dag' Samuels Passes Away In Hurricane Irma". FloTrack. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N27.

Olympic Games
Preceded by Ashley Kelly	Flagbearer for British Virgin Islands Tokyo 2020 with Elinah Phillip	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[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

[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] "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N27.

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v t e Commonwealth Games champions in men's 400 metres hurdles
440 yards hurdles (1930–1966)	1930: Lord Burghley (ENG) 1934: Alan Hunter (SCO) 1938: John Loaring (CAN) 1950: Duncan White (CEY) 1954: David Lean (AUS) 1958: Gert Potgieter (SAF) 1962: Ken Roche (AUS) 1966: Ken Roche (AUS)
400 metres hurdles (1970–present)	1970: John Sherwood (ENG) 1974: Alan Pascoe (ENG) 1978: Daniel Kimaiyo (KEN) 1982: Garry Brown (AUS) 1986: Phil Beattie (NIR) 1990: Kriss Akabusi (ENG) 1994: Samuel Matete (ZAM) 1998: Dinsdale Morgan (JAM) 2002: Chris Rawlinson (ENG) 2006: L. J. van Zyl (RSA) 2010: Dai Greene (WAL) 2014: Cornel Fredericks (RSA) 2018: Kyron McMaster (IVB) 2022: Kyron McMaster (IVB)