Alonzo Russell (sprinter)

Alonzo Russell (born 8 February 1992) is a Bahamian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.^[4] He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 World Indoor Championships, as well as the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Alonzo Russell

Russell (right) in 2016
Personal information
Born	(1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 33) Freeport, Bahamas
Education	Florida State University
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 m
College team	Florida State Seminoles[2]
Coached by	Ken Harnden[3]
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay World Indoor Championships 2016 Portland 4 × 400 m relay Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast 4 × 400 m relay 2014 Glasgow 4 × 400 m relay World Relay Championships 2015 Nassau 4×400 m relay NACAC Championships 2015 Costa Rica 4x400m relay 2018 Toronto 4x400m relay 2022 Freeport 4×400 m relay NACAC U-23 Championships 2012 Irapuato 4x400 m relay CARIFTA Games (Junior) 2010 George Town 4×400 m relay CARIFTA Games Junior (U17) 2008 Basseterre 4x400 m relay

His personal bests in the event are 44.73 seconds outdoors, and 46.38 seconds indoors (Clemson 2018).

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  Bahamas
2008	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	6th	400 m	51.22
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.77
2010	CARIFTA Games (U20)	George Town, Cayman Islands	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:10:69
	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	17th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:14.42
2012	NACAC U23 Championships	Irapuato, Mexico	5th	400 m	46.56
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.33
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.51
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.34
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	7th	400 m	46.20
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.53
	World Championships	Beijing, China	–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	10th (sf)	400 m	47.07
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:04.75
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	–	400 m	DQ
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	2:58.49
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	11th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.04
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	–	400 m	DQ
	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.92
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	6th	400 m	46.18
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.31
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	6th	400 m	46.26
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:09.98
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	25th (h)	400 m	45.91
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	23rd (sf)	400 m	46.04
2022	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.21
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	41st (h)	400 m	46.95