Rondel Sorrillo

Rondel Kelvin Sorrillo (born 24 January 1986) is a Trinidad and Tobago sprinter, who specializes in the 200 meters. He was the first University of Kentucky athlete to win the men's 200 m title at the NCAA championships, winning it in 2010.^[4]

Rondel Sorrillo

Sorrillo at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Trinidad and Tobago
Born	(1986-01-24) 24 January 1986 (age 38) La Brea, Trinidad and Tobago[1]
Education	University of Trinidad and Tobago University of Kentucky
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Sprints, 100 metres, 200 metres
College team	University of Kentucky
Club	Palo Seco Kentucky Wildcats[1] La Brea[3]
Coached by	Edrick Floreal[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 9.99 200 m: 20.16

Sorrillo competed in the 200 meters event at the 2008 Olympic Games, but without reaching the final round.^[5] He ran a personal best for the 100 m at the 2012 national championships, placing third with a time of 10.03 seconds.^[6] He represented Trinidad and Tobago in both the 100 and 200 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[1]

He was part of the Trinidad and Tobago 4 × 100 m team that won the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.^[4]

His personal best time for the 200 metres is 20.16 seconds.^[5] He also has a 9.99 second (+1.7) personal best in the 100 meters, achieved in 2016 while finishing second in the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Trials. At 30 years, 152 days, he became the third oldest person to achieve a sub-10 second time for the first time; and 6.57 seconds in the 60 meters, achieved in January 2015 in Lexington.^[5]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
2006	NACAC U23 Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	39.98
2007	NACAC Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	39.92
2008	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	2nd	200 m	20.71
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	21st (qf)	200 m	20.63
2009	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	2nd	200 m	20.72
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.73
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	13th (sf)	200 m	20.63
2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	2nd	200 m	20.59
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.24
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	2nd	200 m	20.64
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.89
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	7th	200 m	20.34
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	23rd (sf)	100 m	10.31
			34th (h)	200 m	20.76
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	26th (h)	200 m	10.25
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	38.57
2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.04
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	9th	200 m	20.57
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.10
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	20th (sf)	60 m	6.68
			5th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.83
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	29th (h)	100 m	10.23
			14th (sf)	200 m	20.33
			6th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	37.961

¹Disqualified in the final

References

1. "Rondell Sorillo Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
2. Rondel Sorrillo Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
3. Rondel Sorrillo. nbcolympics.com
4. "Glasgow 2014 – Rondel Sorrillo Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
5. Rondel Sorrillo at World Athletics
6. Lawrence, Kwame (2012-06-25). Bledman wins Trinidad and Tobago title in 9.86. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-09.

External links

• Rondel Sorrillo at World Athletics
• Official bio at Kentucky