Kirani James - Grenada's first and only Olympic medalist

Kirani James (born 1992) is a Grenadian sprinter master in the 200 and 400 metres. He won the 400 metres at the World Championships -2011 and the London Olympics-2012. Kirani is Grenada's first and only Olympic medalist.

Enormous from a young age, he ran the fastest 400 metres ever by a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old. He won one by one gold medals at the Commonwealth Youth Games and the CARIFTA Games and stood upon the international stage with 400 metres silver medals at the World Youth 2007 and World Junior Championships 2008. He became the 1st athlete to run a 200/400 double at the World Youth Championships 2009  and was the World Junior Champion 2010.

James accepted an athletic scholarship at the University of Alabama and won one after other NCAA Outdoor Championship titles in his first 2 years. He is the 3rd fastest of all-time indoors (44.80 s) and ran a personal best of 43.74 at a Diamond League event 2014  in Lausanne. James is one of only 9 athletes to win world championships at the junior, youth and senior-level of an athletic event.

At the World Championships 2015, James won a bronze medal in the first World Championship 400 m race where 3 men broke 44 s. At the Rio Olympics 2016, he won the silver medal in the 400 m in a time of 43.76 s, behind Wayde van Niekerk's world record 43.03.

In 2014, James and Jamaica's Kaliese Spencer were announced the sportsman and sportswoman of the year, respectively, by the Caribbean Sports Journalists' Association.