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rikki fifton

rikki fifton -lrb- born in london on 17 june 1985 -rrb- is a british sprinter who mainly specialises in the 200 metres , but occasionally competes in 100 metres , 400 metres , and relay events .
before becoming involved in athletics , fifton was an avid kick boxer .
he currently runs for the newham and essex beagles and is studying for a pe and sociology degree at loughborough university .
he made his first international junior appearance at the 2003 european athletics junior championships , finishing fourth in the 200 m final .
the following year he attended the 2004 world junior championships in athletics and again reached the final , this time finishing in sixth place .
his most accomplished performance to date on the senior athletics circuit is getting to the semi-finals of the european championships in athletics in 2006 and winning the 200 m at the national indoor championships in 2007 .
he won the 200 m bronze medal at the 2007 european athletics u23 championships , finishing behind visa hongisto and vojtech sulc .
in may 2009 , fifton took part in the 150 meters street race at the great city games in manchester .
he reached the final of the event and finished fourth with a time of 15.13 seconds , behind ivory williams , marlon devonish and usain bolt .
he won the 200 m at the european athletics permit meet in geneva in june with a new personal best of 20.46 seconds .
this made him top of the european rankings in the event and improved his chances for a place in the 2009 european team championships .
he was selected to run the 4 × 100 m relay and the 200 m at the competition .
however , he suffered a hamstring injury in the relay race and great britain finished tenth .
teammate dwain chambers won as the stand-in 200 m runner .
