Miguel Francis

Miguel Francis (born 28 March 1995) is a sprinter born in Montserrat, a British overseas territory, who as of 5 April 2017 represents Great Britain internationally.^[3] Francis, a resident of Antigua and Barbuda following his evacuation from Montserrat at just 6 months old, competed for that nation prior to April 2017. He competed for that country in the 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing narrowly missing the final.

Miguel Francis

Francis in 2015
Personal information
Nationality	British Antiguan
Born	(1995-03-28) 28 March 1995 (age 29) Montserrat[1]
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	200 metres

In 2016, it was reported that Francis had requested a transfer of allegiance to Great Britain;^[4] as a citizen of an overseas territory, Francis is entitled to compete for Great Britain under the same rules as Shara Proctor, Delano Williams and Zharnel Hughes. Unlike these athletes, however, Francis needed to serve a period out of competition, having represented another full national team, Antigua and Barbuda. On 5 April 2017 IAAF confirmed that Francis' transfer of allegiance was complete and that Francis was registered and eligible to compete for Great Britain 'with immediate effect'.^[5]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Antigua and Barbuda
2014	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Morelia, Mexico	3rd	200 m	21.00
	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	18th (sf)	200 m	21.29
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	7th	4 × 100 m relay	40.45
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	6th (B)	4 × 100 m relay	39.25
			–	4 × 200 m relay	DNF
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	6th	200 m	20.20
			1st (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.141
	World Championships	Beijing, China	7th (sf)	200 m	20.14
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	38.61
Representing  Great Britain
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th (h)	200 m	20.112

¹Disqualified in the final
²Did not start in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.23 (+0.9 m/s, Kingston 2019)
• 200 metres – 19.88 (+1.2 m/s, J.N. Racers, Jamaica, 2016) NR

References

1. "Glasgow 2014 - Miguel Francis Profile". Retrieved 12 February 2017.
2. "Athletics Athlete Profile : FRANCIS Miguel - Toronto 2015 Pan American Games". Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
3. "Miguel Francis". IAAF. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
4. "Francis Confirms Exit, Chides Public Over Accusations Against Mills". 15 August 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
5. "Nationality debate to reignite after Miguel Francis swaps Antigua for GB". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

External links

• Miguel Francis at World Athletics