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Antoine Xavier Adams (born 31 August 1988) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. Adams helped win a bronze medal as a part of the 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.
Born August 31, 1988, in Cayon Antoine Adams excelled in Track & Field in his early years leading up to high school. Upon graduating Cayon High School he attended The Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College but left after a couple months. Antoine decided to further his track career and registered for community college in Houston and later met his coach Eric Francis. In 2013 at the CAC Championships in Morelia, Adams broke the 200 National Record of St. Kitts and Nevis, bringing it down to 20.13s.
Personal bests
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor | |||
| 100 m | 10.01 s (wind: +2.0 m/s) |  Basseterre | 16 Jun 2013 |
| 200 m | 20.08 s (wind: +1.6 m/s) | Basseterre | 22 Jun 2014 |
| Indoor | |||
| 60 m | 6.58 s |  Houston, Texas | 12 Feb 2016 |
| 200 m | 20.93 s | College Station, Texas | 13 Dec 2014 |
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Saint Kitts and Nevis | |||||
| 2006 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe | 4th (h) | 100 m | 11.35 (-1.5 m/s) |
| 4th (h) | 200 m | 22.65 (+0.2 m/s) | |||
| 2007 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos | 2nd | 4 × 100 m | 40.71 |
| Pan American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 8th (sf) | 100 m | 10.79 (+0.2 m/s) | |
| 6th (h) | 200 m | 21.60 (0.0 m/s) | |||
| 6th | 4 × 100 m | 42.25 | |||
| NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 5th | 4 × 100 m | 40.37 | |
| 2010 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Miramar, Florida, United States | 8th (h) | 100 m | 10.57 (+0.4 m/s) |
| 5th | 200 m | 21.00 w (+2.8 m/s) | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 15th (h) | 100 m | 10.49 (+1.4 m/s) | |
| 14th (h) | 200 m | 21.14 w (+2.8 m/s) | |||
| 7th | 4 × 100 m | 39.43 | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 7th (qf) | 200 m | 21.69 (+0.1 m/s) | |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 12th (h) | 100 m | 10.57 (-1.3 m/s) |
| 16th (h) | 200 m | 21.39 (+1.1 m/s) | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m | 39.07 | |||
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 3rd | 4 × 100 m | 38.49 | |
| Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 10th (sf) | 200 m | 20.76 A (+0.2 m/s) | |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m | 38.81 A | |||
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 21st (sf) | 100 m | 10.27 (+1.0 m/s) |
| 18th (h)1 | 200 m | 20.59 (-0.4 m/s) | |||
| 13th (h) | 4 × 100 m | 38.41 | |||
| 2013 | BVI Twilight Invitational | Road Town, British Virgin Islands | 02 ! | 100 m | 10.28 (-0.2 m/s) |
| 02 ! | 200 m | 20.87 (-0.3 m/s) | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, México | 1st | 200 m | 20.13 A (+0.5 m/s) | |
| 6th | 4 × 100 m | 39.82 A | |||
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 16th (sf) | 100 m | 10.17 (+0.4 m/s) | |
| 13th (sf) | 200 m | 20.47 (0.0 m/s) | |||
| 13th (h) | 4 × 100 m | 38.58 | |||
| 2014 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 12th (B) | 4 × 100 m | 39.07 |
| 2nd | 4 × 200 m | 1:20.51 | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th | 100 m | 10.16 (0.0 m/s) | |
| 16th (sf) | 200 m | 20.76 (+0.2 m/s) | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 4th | 4 × 100 m | 39.35 A | |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | 100 m | 10.09 |
| 16th (sf) | 200 m | 20.82 | |||
| NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 3rd | 200 m | 20.47 (+1.8 m/s) | |
| 6th | 4 × 100 m | 39.20 | |||
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 31th (h) | 100 m | 10.23 | |
| 39th (h) | 200 m | 20.75 | |||
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 16th (sf) | 60 m | 6.66 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 54th (h) | 100 m | 10.39 | |
| 30th (h) | 200 m | 20.49 | |||
| 15th (h) | 4x100 m relay | 39.81 | |||
1: Disqualified in the semifinal.