Eric Keddo

Eric Keddo
Personal information
Full nameEric Errol Keddo
NicknameCoach Keddo
Born (1984-07-01) 1 July 1984
Texas, United States[1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country Jamaica
SportAthletics
Event
Hurdling
Updated on 21 December 2014

Eric Errol Keddo (born 1 July 1984) is a Jamaican hurdler who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles.

Keddo competed for the Savannah State Tigers track and field team in the NCAA.[2]

He competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games where he placed 4th in the 110 meter hurdles missing bronze by 0.01 seconds.[3] Also in 2010, he finished second at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. In 2011, he won the gold medal at the 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships with a personal best of 13.49 seconds.[4]

Personal bests

His personal best time, in the 110 meter hurdles, is 13.49 seconds.

Outdoor

  • 200 m: 21.57 s (wind: +1.1 m/s) – Charlotte, United States, 11 April 2009
  • 400 m: 48.92 s – Columbia, United States, 31 March 2007
  • 110 m hurdles: 13.49 s (wind: +0.7 m/s) – Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, 17 July 2011
  • 400 m hurdles: 51.15 s – Atlanta, United States, 14 May 2005

Indoor

  • 60 m hurdles: 7.65 s – Clemson, United States, 13 February 2009

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th 110 m hurdles 13.91
2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 5th 110 m hurdles 13.67
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.52
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 4th 110 m hurdles 13.71
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st 110 m hurdles 13.92
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 12th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.83
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 22nd (h) 110 m hurdles 7.96
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 5th 110 m hurdles 13.92
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico 7th 110m hurdles 14.53 A (wind: +0.7 m/s)

References

  1. ↑ Peacock, Joshua R. (17 July 2014). "This Is Tiger Nation: Eric Keddo". Savannah State Tigers. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "This Is Tiger Nation: Eric Keddo". ssuathletics.com.
  3. ↑ Keddo misses by a whisker Jamaica-Gleanor
  4. ↑ Dixon shines as Jamaica close CAC Champs with 9 more medals Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine JAMAICA-STAR