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Alleyne Francique

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Alleyne Francique
Personal information
BornJune 7, 1976
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Grenada
IAAF World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Budapest 400 metres
Gold medal – first place 2006 Moscow 400 metres
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena 400 metres
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne 400 metres

Alleyne Jeremy Francique (born June 7, 1976 in St. Andrew's) is a retired Grenadian athlete who specialized in 400 metres, his personal best being 44.47 seconds set in 2004. He is the 400m two time world indoor champion in 2004 and 2006.

He won his first world-level medal in 2003, when he finished third in the first World Athletics Final in 45.25 s. He had won a 400 metres gold medal and finished fifth in 4x400 metres relay at the 2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships.

The next year he won the gold medal at the World Indoor Championships, achieving the result 45.88 s. Later that year he competed in 400 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and finished fourth with 44.66 s.

In the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, he competed in 400 metres but only reached the semi finals, running 46.59 s which is far above his personal best. In 2006, however, he defended his title at the World Indoor Championships with 45.54 s. In March the same year he won a silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He then finished sixth at the World Athletics Final and fourth at the World Cup.

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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Grenada
Athens 2004
Beijing 2008
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