Gerald David Drummond Hernández (born 5 September 1994) is a Costa Rican athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. He has won multiple medals at regional level. In addition, he is his country's national record holder in the event. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
His father Gerald Drummond Johnson was a footballer.
International competitions Representing 2010Central American JuniorChampionships (U18)Panama City, Panama3rd400 m hurdles (84 cm)55.791stMedley relay1:59.12Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U17)Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.9th (h)110 m hurdles (91.4 cm)14.194th400 m hurdles (84 cm)56.35Youth Olympic GamesSingapore5th (B)400 m hurdles (84 cm)54.832011World Youth ChampionshipsLille, France48th (h)200 m22.5524th (sf)400 m hurdles (84 cm)54.652012Central American JuniorChampionships (U-20)San Salvador, El Salvador1st400 m hurdles52.491st4 × 400 m relay3:13.51Central American ChampionshipsManagua, Nicaragua2nd400 m hurdles53.331st4 × 400 m relay3:12.42Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U20)San Salvador, El Salvador10th (h)400 m hurdles54.075th4 × 400 m relay3:13.92World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain44th (h)400 m hurdles53.462013Central American GamesSan José, Costa Rica3rd200 m21.07 (w)2nd400 m hurdles51.441st4 × 400 m relay3:11.15Central American JuniorChampionships (U-20)San José, Costa Rica1st200 m21.691st400 m48.722nd400 m hurdles54.151st4 × 400 m relay3:18.17Central American ChampionshipsManagua, Nicaragua2nd400 m hurdles52.551st4 × 400 m relay3.13.40Central American and CaribbeanChampionshipsMorelia, Mexico11th (h)400 m hurdles52.536th4 × 400 m relay3:08.77Pan American Junior ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia5th400 m hurdles51.802014Central American ChampionshipsTegucigalpa, Honduras1st400 m47.201st400 m hurdles50.781st4 × 400 m relay3:20.17Ibero-American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil4th400 m hurdles50.41NACAC U23 ChampionshipsKamloops, Canada3rd400 m hurdles51.053rd4 × 400 m relay3:14.29Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico5th400 m hurdles50.725th4 × 400 m relay3:08.022015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada21st (h)400 m hurdles53.478th4 × 400 m relay3:05.21NACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica7th400 m hurdles50.636th4 × 400 m relay3:07.34UniversiadeGwangju, South Korea22nd (sf)400 m hurdles53.3514th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:19.342016Ibero-American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil13th (h)400 m hurdles52.05NACAC U23 ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador8th400 m hurdles53.022017Central American ChampionshipsTegucigalpa, Honduras1st400 m46.761st400 m hurdles51.43UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan26th (h)400 m hurdles52.22Central American GamesManagua, Nicaragua2nd400 m47.13 –400 m hurdlesDQ1st4 × 400 m relay3:13.982018Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia6th400 m hurdles49.946th4 × 400 m relay3:08.31NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada10th (q)400 m hurdles50.65Ibero-American ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru2nd400 m hurdles49.802021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan27th (h)400 m hurdles49.922022Ibero-American ChampionshipsLa Nucía, Spain1st400 m hurdles48.87World ChampionshipsEugene, United States13th (sf)400 m hurdles49.37NACAC ChampionshipsFreeport, Bahamas4th400 m hurdles48.882023Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador4th400 m hurdles49.62World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary19th (sf)400 m hurdles49.31Pan American GamesSantiago, Chile –400 m hurdlesDQ2024Olympic GamesParis, France21st (sf)400 m hurdles49.682025Central American ChampionshipsManagua, Nicaragua1st400 m hurdles49.11NACAC ChampionshipsFreeport, Bahamas6th400 m hurdles49.08World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan21st (sf)400 m hurdles49.58Central American GamesQuetzaltenango, Guatemala1st200 m20.771st4 × 400 m relay3:08.072026Pan American ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia2nd400 m hurdles48.76Central American and Caribbean GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic4th (h)400 m hurdles49.601 1Disqualified in the final
Circuit performances
Personal bests Outdoor 200 metres – 21.13 (-0.9 m/s, Medellín 2016) 400 metres – 46.09 (Heredia 2019) 400 metres hurdles – 49.31 (San José 2021)
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