Dedric Dukes

American sprinter and football player

Dedric Dukes

Personal information

Nationality|  United States
Born|  (1992-02-04) February 4, 1992 (age 33)
Miami, Florida
Height| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight| 170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Sport| Running
Event| Sprints
College team| Florida Gators
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)| 100 m: 10.27 (-1.8)
200 m: 19.97 (-0.6)
400 m: 46.38

Medal record

Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Youth Championships
| 2009 Brixen | Medley relay

Dedric Dukes (born February 4, 1992) is an American sprinter and former American football wide receiver. He attended the University of Florida.

A native of Miami, Dukes attended Booker T. Washington High School, where he ran track and played on the football varsity, being teammates with Quinton Dunbar, Lynden Trail, Eduardo Clements and Elkino Watson.

Dukes finished fourth in the 200 m at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics, despite entering the event as World Youth Leading. He also helped the US medley relay squad to a gold medal.[1]

Dukes ran 200 m in 19.97 on April 4, 2014, at the Florida Relays, a world leading time at that point.[2] The time placed him eighth on the all-time collegiate list.[3][4]

## References

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1. ^ Boys' track and field final marks: World champs
2. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (April 4, 2014). "Blazing sprint times from Dukes and Atkins". IAAF. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
3. ^ Laguna, Lawrence (April 5, 2014). "Dukes leads charge for Gators at home meet". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
4. ^ "The All-Time Collegiate Men's 200 List". Track & Field News. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.

## External links

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* Dedric Dukes at World Athletics
* DyeStat profile for Dedric Dukes
* Florida Gators bio
* Scout.com Recruiting Profile

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World Youth Champions in men's medley relay

* 1999: United States (Lott, Sears, Walton, McCann)
* 2001: Poland (Kaska, Zrada, Kędzia, Grzegorczyk)
* 2003: United States (Cooper, Grant, Charles, Goodman)
* 2005: United States (Green, Mays, Chandy, Nellum)
* 2007: United States (Sweeney, Gilstrap, Wynne, Fortson)
* 2009: United States (Hepburn, Brock, Dukes, Mance)
* 2011: United States (Darby, Bailey, Glass, Hall)
* 2013: Jamaica (Williams, O'Hara, Williams, Manley)

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