Tyrell Cuffy
Tyrell Cuffy is a Caymanian sprinter.
Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Cuffy moved to the Caymans at a young age, and attended John Gray High School in George Town. He then studied at King College on an athletic scholarship, winning both the 100 and 200-metre events at the 2008 NAIA National Track Championships. Cuffy had earlier won a silver medal in the 200 metres at the 2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. He has since competed for the Caymans in a number of international events and meets, notably winning two gold medals at the 2015 Island Games.
In his youth, Cuffy also represented the national under-19 cricket team, including at the 2005 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship. His father, Theo Cuffy, played first-class cricket in Trinidad and Tobago, and came to the Cayman Islands to coach the sport.[ – First Citizens Sports Foundation. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
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