Dillion Doughty

Dillon Doughty
Dillon Doughty
Born	January 13, 2005 (age 19); London, UK
Occupation	Athlete;
Known for	Being an Athlete and representing Zimbabwe

Dillon Doughty is a Zimbabwean athlete, who currently specializes in the 75, 80 and 100-meter sprints. He also does long jump and anchors his team for relays.

Background

He was born on 13 January 2005 in London, UK.

Education

He learned at Twin Rivers Primary School from Grade 1 to 6 first term before he enrolled at the CLC Correspondence Learning Centre and has been there since Grade 6 2nd term.

Career

While at Twin Rivers, Dillion won a number of accolades which include the Twin Rivers cup which he won in the Under 9, 10, 11 and 12 categories in athletics. He has also participated in regional competitions representing his country and won a gold medal in the Boys 100m category and a silver medal at the SACSSA National Championships, at De Villiers Sasolburg, in South Africa.

He is trained by Aaron Whyte at the Amen Academy and currently has a personal best of 12.96s for the 100m sprint.

Achievements

2013 - U9: Twin Rivers cup 75m

2014 - U10: Twin Rivers cup - Long jump (3.30m)

2015 - U11: Twin Rivers cup - Long jump (3.48m), Twin Rivers cup - High jump (1.12m), Twin Rivers cup - 75m (10.53s), Winner of Victor Ludorum

2016 - U12: Twin Rivers cup - Long jump (4.18m & setting a new record), Twin Rivers cup - 100m (13.84s)

2016 - U12: SACSSA National Championships, De Villiers Sasolburg, South Africa (representing Zimbabwe), Boys 100m - Gold Medal (14.01s), Boys 80m - Silver Medal (11.43s)

2017 - U16: CLC Correspondence Learning Centre 100m Sprint - 1st

2017 - U13: SACSSA National Championships,De Villiers Sasolburg, South Africa (representing Zimbabwe), Boys 100m - 5th place out of 33 boys (13.58s), and Boys 150m - Bronze Medal (20.34s)