Derrick Adkins is a former American track and field athlete who specialized in the 400-meter hurdles. He was an Olympic gold medalist in that event at the 1996 Summer Olympics and World Champion at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. He was the fastest man in the world in the 1994 and 1996 seasons and holds a personal record of 47.54 seconds. Adkins was a two-time national champion at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

A Georgia Institute of Technology alumnus, he won back-to-back gold medals at the Summer Universiade from 1991 to 1993. He was also a gold medalist at the 1994 Goodwill Games and the 1996 IAAF Grand Prix Final. He represented the United States four times at the World Championships in Athletics, also reaching the final in 1991 and 1993.

Following his competitive retirement, he remained connected with the sport and served as director of The Armory Track and Field Center between 2006 and 2011.

Derrick now is Central Park Track Club's new Coach for - SPRINTS, HURDLES & JUMPS.

In this episode of College Rivals, Simon chats with Central Park Track's Club, Head Coach where we capture his insights about college rivalries and their potential impacts on making the sport better.

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