James Dolphin A.K.A Fish, JD (born 17 June 1983 in Takapuna

Takapuna

Takapuna is a central, coastal suburb of North Shore City, located in the northern North Island of New Zealand, at the beginning of a south-east-facing peninsula forming the northern side of the Waitemata Harbour...

) is a New Zealand sprinter

Sprint (race)

Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...

. Coached by Marlon Gevaert. In 2006 he won the national championships over both 100 metres

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

 and 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

 and he reached the 200 metres final at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

2006 Commonwealth Games

The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...

, finishing eighth. His personal bests are 10.41 seconds for the 100 metres and 20.56 for the 200 metres. He competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 200 metres event.

Personal statistics

• Height: 1.78m
• Weight: 75 kg
• Residence: Auckland
• Coach: Marlon Gevaert
• Club: North Harbour Bays

International experience

• 2007 World Championships Osaka 200m - Quarterfinalist
• 2006 Commonwealth Games
  2006 Commonwealth Games
  The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
  
   Melbourne 200m - Finalist
• 2003 World Championships Paris Quarterfinalist
• 2002 World Junior Championships Kingston

New Zealand championships

• 2008 Senior Men 200m
• 2007 Senior Men 100m (1st=), Senior Men 200m
• 2006 Senior Men 100m, Senior Men 200m
• 2005 Senior Men 100m, Senior Men 200m
• 2003 Junior Men 200m
• 2002 Senior Men 100m

Personal bests

Distance	Time	Place	Date
100 m	10.41	Hamilton	2005
200 m	20.56	Sydney	2008
400 m	46.72	Auckland	2005
4 x 100 m relay	38.99 NR New Zealand records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in New Zealand maintained by New Zealand's national athletics federation: Athletics New Zealand ....	Sydney	2005

Personal progression

Distance	Time	Place	Date
200 m	20.56	Sydney	2008
	20.65	Osaka	2007
	20.72	Melbourne	2006
	20.60	Melbourne	2005
	20.86	Gent	2004
	20.69	Paris	2003