Rikki Fifton
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 10.16 200m: 20.46 | ||||||||||||||
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Rikki Fifton (born 17 June 1985 in London) is a British sprinter who mainly specialises in the 200 metres, but occasionally competes in 100 metres, 400 metres, and relay events.
Before becoming involved in athletics, Fifton was an avid
Newham and Essex Beagles and is studying for a PE and Sociology degree at Loughborough University.[2]
He made his first international junior appearance at the
European Championships in Athletics in 2006 and winning the 200 m at the national indoor championships in 2007.[3] He won the 200 m bronze medal at the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships, finishing behind Visa Hongisto and Vojtech Sulc.[4]
In May 2009, Fifton took part in the
150 meters street race at the Great City Games in Manchester. He reached the final of the event and finished fourth with a time of 15.13 seconds, behind Ivory Williams, Marlon Devonish and Usain Bolt.[5]
He won the 200 m at the
European Athletics permit meet in Geneva in June with a new personal best of 20.46 seconds. This made him top of the European rankings in the event and improved his chances for a place in the 2009 European Team Championships.[6] He was selected to run the 4×100 m relay and the 200 m at the competition. However, he suffered a hamstring injury in the relay race and Great Britain finished tenth. Teammate Dwain Chambers won as the stand-in 200 m runner.[7]
Personal bests
| Event | Best | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres | 6.61 s | Birmingham, England | 16 February 2008 |
| 100 metres | 10.16 s | Shanghai, China | 28 September 2007 |
| 150 metres | 15.13 s | Manchester, England | 17 May 2009 |
| 200 metres (outdoor) | 20.46 s | Geneva, Switzerland | 6 June 2009 |
| 200 metres (indoor) | 21.06 s | Sheffield, England | 10 February 2007 |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.[3]
References
- YouTube
- ^ Rikki Fifton biography. UK Athletics. Retrieved on 2009-05-12.
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-12.
- European Athletics(2007-07-14). Retrieved on 2009-05-12.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-02.
- Press Association(2009-06-07). Retrieved on 2009-06-09.
- ^ Chambers stars as Britain finish third Archived 2009-06-25 at the Wayback Machine. Eurosport (2009-06-22). Retrieved on 2009-06-24.
External links
- Rikki Fifton at World Athletics
- Rikki Fifton at European Athletics
- Rikki Fifton at Diamond League
- Rikki Fifton at Team GB (archived) (archive 2)
