Akeem Bloomfield

Akeem Bloomfield

400 Meter Dash

Quick Facts

Date of Birth: October 11, 1997
Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
Residence: TBD

Personal Best

400 m: 43.94 (2018)
200 m: 19.81 (2018)

Accolades

  • 2022 World Championship 2nd (4x400m Relay)
  • 2019 World Championship 2nd (4x400m Relay)

Bio

Akeem Bloomfield is a Jamaican track and field athlete specializing in the 400m. 

Running for Auburn University under coach Henry Rolle, he finished second in the 400 meters at the 2018 NCAA Championships behind Michael Norman of USC. His time of 43.94 ranks #17 on the all-time list, one of only 18 human beings to run the distance in under 44 seconds. 15 days later, he signed a professional contract with Puma. Less than a month later, Bloomfield ran 200 meters in 19.81, at the London Anniversary Games.  That time also ranked him on the top 25 all-time list, joining Michael Johnson and Isaac Makwala as the only men to make the current 200 and 400 lists.

Bloomfield finished second to Norman at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships earlier in the season. Norman set the world record of 44.52 in that race, Bloomfield’s 44.86 ranks him at No. 6 on the all-time list and is the Jamaican indoor record.

Bloomfield had previously run for Kingston College. At the 2015 Jamaican National Championships, Bloomfield set the Jamaican Junior Record for 400 meters at 44.93.