# Kyron McMaster

Kyron Anthony McMaster OBE (born 3 January 1997) is an athlete from the British Virgin Islands specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.
He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships, where he finished in the top three in his heat but was disqualified for lane infringement. Earlier, he won a bronze medal at the 2016 World U20 Championships.
His personal best in the event is 47.08 seconds, set in finishing fourth in the final of the 2020 Olympic Games 400m hurdles, on 3 August 2021. This is the current national record.
His coach, Xavier "Dag" Samuels died on 9 September 2017 during Hurricane Irma.
McMaster won the British Virgin Islands' first ever Commonwealth Games medal (a gold) in the 400 m hurdles in 2018 and followed up with another gold at the Commonwealth Games winning at Birmingham 2022 in the same event.
McMaster finished second at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, earning a silver medal. This was the British Virgin Islands' first ever medal at the Championships.
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to sport in the British Virgin Islands.

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing British Virgin Islands ||||||
| 2012 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U18) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 12th (h) | 400 m | 50.84 |
| 2012 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U18) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 7th | High jump | 1.85 m |
| 2013 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Nassau, Bahamas | 7th | 200 m | 22.36 (w) |
| 2013 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 400 m | 49.29 |
| 2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 62nd (h) | 200 m | 22.55 |
| 2014 | CARIFTA Games (U18) | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 6th | 400 m | 49.10 |
| 2014 | CARIFTA Games (U18) | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 3rd | 400 m hurdles (84 cm) | 52.85 |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 43rd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 54.21 |
| 2014 | Youth Olympic Games | Nanjing, China | – | 400 m hurdles (84 cm) | DQ |
| 2015 | Pan American Junior Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 1st (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.16$^1$ |
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 49.56 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | – | 400 m hurdles | DQ |
| 2017 | IAAF Diamond League | Various venues | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.07 |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.25 |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 47.60 |
| 2018 | NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.18 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 48.10 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 47.08 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 20th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.98$^2$ |
| 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, England | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.93 |
| 2022 | NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 47.34 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 47.34 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 47.79 |
$^1$Did not finish in the final $^2$Did not start in the semifinals