Gerald Drummond (athlete)

Gerald Drummond
Personal information
Born	5 September 1994; San José, Costa Rica
Education	University Saint Paula
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres hurdles

Gerald David Drummond Hernández (born 5 September 1994) is a Costa Rican athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.^[2] He has won multiple medals at regional level. In addition, he is his country's national record holder in the event. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[3]

His father Gerald Drummond Johnson was a footballer.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Costa Rica
2010	Central American Junior Championships (U18)	Panama City, Panama	3rd	400 m hurdles (84 cm)	55.79
	Central American Junior Championships (U18)	Panama City, Panama	1st	Medley relay	1:59.12
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17)	Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.	9th (h)	110 m hurdles (91.4 cm)	14.19
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17)	Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.	4th	400 m hurdles (84 cm)	56.35
	Youth Olympic Games	Singapore	5th (B)	400 m hurdles (84 cm)	54.83
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	48th (h)	200 m	22.55
2011	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	24th (sf)	400 m hurdles (84 cm)	54.65
2012	Central American Junior Championships (U-20)	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	400 m hurdles	52.49
	Central American Junior Championships (U-20)	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.51
	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	2nd	400 m hurdles	53.33
	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.42
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	San Salvador, El Salvador	10th (h)	400 m hurdles	54.07
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	San Salvador, El Salvador	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.92
	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	44th (h)	400 m hurdles	53.46
2013	Central American Games	San José, Costa Rica	3rd	200 m	21.07 (w)
			2nd	400 m hurdles	51.44
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:11.15
	Central American Junior Championships (U-20)	San José, Costa Rica	1st	200 m	21.69
			1st	400 m	48.72
			2nd	400 m hurdles	54.15
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:18.17
	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	2nd	400 m hurdles	52.55
	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3.13.40
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	11th (h)	400 m hurdles	52.53
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.77
	Pan American Junior Championships	Medellín, Colombia	5th	400 m hurdles	51.80
2014	Central American Championships	Tegucigalpa, Honduras	1st	400 m	47.20
			1st	400 m hurdles	50.78
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:20.17
	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	4th	400 m hurdles	50.41
	NACAC U23 Championships	Kamloops, Canada	3rd	400 m hurdles	51.05
	NACAC U23 Championships	Kamloops, Canada	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:14.29
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	5th	400 m hurdles	50.72
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.02
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	21st (h)	400 m hurdles	53.47
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.21
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	7th	400 m hurdles	50.63
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.34
	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	22nd (sf)	400 m hurdles	53.35
	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:19.34
2016	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	13th (h)	400 m hurdles	52.05
2016	NACAC U23 Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	8th	400 m hurdles	53.02
2017	Central American Championships	Tegucigalpa, Honduras	1st	400 m	46.76
	Central American Championships	Tegucigalpa, Honduras	1st	400 m hurdles	51.43
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	26th (h)	400 m hurdles	52.22
	Central American Games	Managua, Nicaragua	2nd	400 m	47.13
			–	400 m hurdles	DQ
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.98
2018	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	6th	400 m hurdles	49.94
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.31
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	10th (q)	400 m hurdles	50.65
	Ibero-American Championships	Trujillo, Peru	2nd	400 m hurdles	49.80
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	27th (h)	400 m hurdles	49.92
2022	Ibero-American Championships	La Nucía, Spain	1st	400 m hurdles	48.87
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	13th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.37
	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	4th	400 m hurdles	48.88
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	4th	400 m hurdles	49.62
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	19th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.31
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	–	400 m hurdles	DQ
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	21st (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.68

Circuit performances

Grand Slam Track results^[4]
Slam	Race group	Event	Pl.	Time	Prize money
2025 Philadelphia Slam	Long hurdles	400 m hurdles	7th	50.39	US$12,500
2025 Philadelphia Slam	Long hurdles	400 m	6th	47.37	US$12,500

Personal bests

Outdoor

200 metres – 21.13 (-0.9 m/s, Medellín 2016)
400 metres – 46.09 (Heredia 2019)
400 metres hurdles – 49.31 (San José 2021)

References

^ "2017 Universiade bio". Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
^ Gerald Drummond at World Athletics
^ "Athletics DRUMMOND Gerald". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
^ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved April 5, 2025.

[1] "2017 Universiade bio". Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2018.

[2] Gerald Drummond at World Athletics

[3] "Athletics DRUMMOND Gerald". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.

[GST_Results-4] "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved April 5, 2025.

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