Adam Kunkel
Canadian hurdler (born 1981)
Adam Charles Kunkel (born February 24, 1981) is a male hurdler from Canada, who twice represented his native country at the Pan American Games: 2003 and 2007. He set his personal best (48.24) in the men's 400 m hurdles event on July 27, 2007 in Rio de Janeiro.
He was seventh at the 2003 Pan American Games and competed in the heats at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. He took the 400 m hurdles gold at the 2007 Pan American Games and reached the final at the 2007 World Championships, although he failed to finish in the final.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1999 | Pan American Junior Championships | Tampa, United States | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 52.63 |
2001 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Ottawa, Canada | 9th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.36 |
2002 | NACAC U-25 Championships | San Antonio, Texas, United States | 4th | 400m hurdles | 50.22 |
4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.03 | |||
2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 50.43 |
World Championships | Paris, France | 31st (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.68 | |
2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.24 |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 9th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 48.66[a] |
See also
Notes
- ^ Did not finish in the final.
External links
- Adam Kunkel at World Athletics
- Adam Kunkel at Athletics Canada
- Adam Kunkel at Team Canada
- Canadian runner Adam Charles Kunkel and US Laron Bennet celebrate... News Photo - Getty Images
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- 1951: Mal Whitfield (USA)
- 1955: Josh Culbreath (USA)
- 1959: Josh Culbreath (USA)
- 1963: Juan Carlos Dyrzka (ARG)
- 1967: Ron Whitney (USA)
- 1971: Ralph Mann (USA)
- 1975: James King (USA)
- 1979: James Walker (USA)
- 1983: Frank Montiéh (CUB)
- 1987: Winthrop Graham (JAM)
- 1991: Eronilde de Araújo (BRA)
- 1995: Eronilde de Araújo (BRA)
- 1999: Eronilde de Araújo (BRA)
- 2003: Félix Sánchez (DOM)
- 2007: Adam Kunkel (CAN)
- 2011: Omar Cisneros (CUB)
- 2015: Jeffery Gibson (BAH)
- 2019: Alison dos Santos (BRA)
- 2023: Jaheel Hyde (JAM)
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