Derrick Adkins
Olympian - Track & Field
Name: Derrick Adkins
Sport: Track & Field
Hometown: Lakeview, NY
Current location: New York, NY
Why did you want to be an Athlete Presenter? Promoting clean sport is important to me because it was frustrating competing against drug cheats when I was an athlete.
Favorite Sport to play outside of main sport: Skiing.
Top 5 accomplishments in sport:
- Gold medal in the 400m hurdles at the 1996 Olympic Games
- 1995 World Champion in the 400m hurdles
- Two-time American Champion, 1994 and 1995
- Diamon League Champion: Zurich, Paris, Brussels, Monaco
- 1992 NCAA Champion for Georgia Tech in the 4x400m relay
Social media: Facebook: @Derrick Adkins OLY