Country Guyana Height 1.78 m Sport Athletics Weight 77 kg | Name Adam Harris Role Olympic athlete Events Sprint | |
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Born July 21, 1987 (age 36) ( 1987-07-21 ) Wheaton, Illinois, United States | ||
Education Wheaton North High School | ||
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Adam Harris (born July 21, 1987) is an American sprinter who represented Guyana in the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2009 World Championships, 2013 World Championships and 2014 World Indoor Championships.
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He competed in the 200 metres event at the 2008 Olympic Games, but without reaching the final round.
His personal best time is 20.60 seconds, achieved in July 2013 in Morelia, Mexico. Harris is also the Guyanese National Record Holder in the 100 metres and 60 metres dashes. He has 9.90 seconds (wind-aided)/10.09 seconds (wind-legal) in the 100 metres, and 6.55 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in February 2014 at the Kelly Family Sports Center in Allendale on the campus of Grand Valley State University.
Harris grew up in Wheaton, Illinois and attended Wheaton North High School, where he was coached by track and field specialist Don Helberg. After graduating he attended The University of Michigan.