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{{short description|Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| image = Kim Collins Berlin 2009.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| caption = 
| nationality = [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
| sport = [[Running]]
| event = 
| club = 
| collegeteam = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|04|05|df=y}}<ref name="Olympedia"/>
| birth_place = Ogee's, [[Saint Peter Basseterre Parish]], [[Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla]]
| residence = 
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| height = 1.80 m<ref name="Olympedia">{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/75584 |title=Kim Collins |website=Olympedia.org |publisher=[[OlyMADmen]] |accessdate=30 September 2021}}</ref>
| weight = 77 kg<ref name="Olympedia"/>
| pb = '''60 m''': 6.47<br /> '''100 m''': 9.93<br />'''200 m''': 20.20
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport | Men's [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] }}
{{Medal|Country | {{flagicon|SKN}} [[Saint Kitts and Nevis national athletics team|Saint Kitts and Nevis]] }}
{{Medal|Competition | [[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] }}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 Paris]] | [[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]] }}
{{Medal|Bronze | [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|2001 Edmonton]] | [[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]] }}
{{Medal|Bronze | [[2005 World Championships in Athletics|2005 Helsinki]] | [[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]] }}
{{Medal|Bronze | [[2011 World Championships in Athletics|2011 Daegu]] | [[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]] }}
{{Medal|Bronze | [[2011 World Championships in Athletics|2011 Daegu]] | [[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m]] }}
{{Medal|Competition | [[IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics|World Indoor Championships]] }}
{{Medal|Silver | [[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2003 Birmingham]] | [[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|60 m]] }}
{{Medal|Silver | [[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2008 Valencia]] | [[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|60 m]] }}
{{Medal|Comp | [[Athletics at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | [[Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres|100 m]] }}
{{Medal|Competition | [[Pan American Games]] }}
{{Medal|Silver | [[2011 Pan American Games|2011 Guadalajara]] | [[Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres|100 m]] }}
{{Medal|Competition | [[Central American and Caribbean Championships|CAC Championships]] }}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|2001 Guatemala City]] | 100 m }}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|2001 Guatemala City]] | 200 m }}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|2003 St George's]] | 100 m }}
{{Medal|Silver | [[1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|1999 Bridgetown]] | 100 m }}
{{Medal|Silver | [[1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|1999 Bridgetown]] | 4 × 100&nbsp;m relay }}
{{Medal|Bronze | [[2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|2011 Mayagüez]] | 4 × 100&nbsp;m relay }}
{{Medal|Country | [[File:Americas (orthographic projection).svg|20px]] [[Americas]] }}
{{Medal|Competition | [[IAAF Continental Cup|Continental Cup/World Cup]] }}
{{Medal|Silver | [[2002 IAAF World Cup|2002 Madrid]] | 100 m }}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2014 IAAF Continental Cup|2014 Marrakech]] | 4 × 100 m relay }}
{{Medal|Bronze | [[2014 IAAF Continental Cup|2014 Marrakech]] | 4 × 400 m relay }}
}}

'''Kim Collins''' (born 5 April 1976) is a former [[Saint Kitts and Nevis|Kittitian]] [[track and field]] [[sprint (running)|sprinter]]. In 2003, he became the [[World Championships in Athletics|World Champion]] in the [[100 metres]]. He represented his country at the [[Summer Olympics]] on five occasions, from 1996 to 2016, and was the country's first athlete to reach an Olympic final. He competed at ten editions of the [[World Championships in Athletics]], from 1995 to 2015, winning five medals. He was a twice runner-up in the [[60 metres]] at the [[IAAF World Indoor Championships]] (2003, 2008). At regional level, he was a gold medallist at the [[Commonwealth Games]] and a silver medallist at the [[Pan American Games]]. As of 2023, he is the only individual world champion from Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Collins holds a personal best of 9.93 seconds for the 100&nbsp;m, which is a [[List of Saint Kitts and Nevis records in athletics|Saint Kitts and Nevis national record]] and a [[List of world records in masters athletics|M40 world record]] for men over 40. This makes him the only man over forty years of age to break the [[10-second barrier]]. His indoor personal best of 6.47 seconds for the 60&nbsp;m is a national record and a M35 world record.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trackalerts.com/Articles/video-collins-runs-6-47-to-lower-nr-and-wl-in-poland/13254/ |title=Video: Collins runs 6.47 to lower NR and WL in Poland |work=trackalerts.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/indoor-men |title=Records Indoor Men |author=Lukas |work=world-masters-athletics.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609080608/http://world-masters-athletics.org/records/indoor-men |archive-date= 9 June 2012 }}</ref>

Collins was the [[bronze medal]]list over 200&nbsp;m at the [[2001 World Championships in Athletics]] and became the 100&nbsp;m champion at the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]]. He won a [[silver medal]] over [[60 metres]] at the [[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships]], before going on to take his outdoor crown. He also won sprint medals at the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics|2005 World Championships]], [[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships]] and [[2011 World Championships in Athletics|2011 World Championships]]. A dispute with the Saint Kitts and Nevis administrators saw Collins dropped from the [[2012 Olympic Games]] and he did not return to international duty until 2015.<ref name="CollinsAxed">{{cite news |title=Kim Collins axed from 100m by St Kitts for meeting wife |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/04/london-2012-kim-collins-axed-st-kitts |access-date=4 August 2012 |work=The Guardian|location=London |first=Owen |last=Gibson |date=4 August 2012}}</ref>

==Biography==
Collins competed in college for [[Texas Christian University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/082703aaa.html |title=Kim Collins Captures World Championship – TCU Horned Frogs Official Athletic Site |publisher=Gofrogs.cstv.com |date=27 August 2003 |access-date=3 January 2011 |archive-date=14 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314092142/http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/082703aaa.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He competed on behalf of his country in the 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/kim-collins-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005547/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/kim-collins-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Kim Collins Biography and Olympic Results &#124; Olympics at |publisher=Sports-reference.com |date=5 April 1976}}</ref>

Collins made his debut at major championship at the [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|1996 Olympics]], where he qualified for the second round in the 100&nbsp;m. He improved quickly, and at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]], he became the first athlete from his nation to qualify for an Olympic final, finishing 7th in the 100&nbsp;m. The next year, Collins would win St. Kitts' first World Championship medal, when he tied for the bronze medal in the 200&nbsp;m.

At the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]], he won his first major title. After the 100 m race, which Collins won after two other favourites pulled out of the final with injuries, he failed a doping test, testing positive for the beta agonist [[Salbutamol]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/3032011/Athletics-Collins-keeps-100m-gold-despite-failing-drug-test.html |title=Athletics: Collins keeps 100m gold despite failing drug test |author=Tom Knight Athletics Correspondent |date=2 August 2002 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> However, it was found that the banned substance was part of the [[asthma]] medication Collins had been taking for several years, but had neglected to mention to the medical commission. Collins eventually was allowed to keep his title, and got away with a warning.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/aug/02/commonwealthgames2002.commonwealthgames11 |title=Collins escapes ban despite positive test |author=Duncan Mackay |work=The Guardian|date=2 August 2002 }}</ref>

Collins was featured on a set of two stamps from [[Saint Kitts and Nevis|St Kitts]] issued in 2002.<ref>Stanley Gibbons stamp numbers 718 & 719</ref>

The 100&nbsp;m at the [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 World Championships]] became the biggest triumph of his career. With Olympic and World Champion [[Maurice Greene (athlete)|Maurice Greene]] eliminated in the semi-finals, the field was wide open. In a very close race, where the top four athletes finished within 0.02 seconds, Collins won and became the first world champion from Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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At the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|2004 Olympics]], Collins again made the final of the 100, finishing 6th. At the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics|2005 World Championships]], Collins claimed a bronze medal in the 100&nbsp;m behind [[Justin Gatlin]] and [[Michael Frater]] though he was given the same time as the latter.

Finishing fourth in his heat, Collins qualified for the finals in the men's 200&nbsp;m race in the [[2008 Beijing Olympics]] and finished in sixth place on 20 August 2008. He competed at the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|2009 World Championships]] and reached the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|quarter-finals of the competition]], but he was eliminated after finishing in fourth place behind eventual finalists [[Asafa Powell]], [[Darvis Patton]] and [[Marc Burns]]. He announced his retirement from international athletics in September that year, bringing an end to a career that spanned almost 17 years.<ref>Raynor, Kayon (29 September 2009).[http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=54515.html Collins, 2003 World 100m champion, retires]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved 28 September 2009.</ref>

Collins returned to athletics on 29 January 2011 at the [[Aviva International Match]] in Glasgow, reversing his retirement at the age of 34, and he finished fourth in the 200 metres. He then won at the [[Russian Winter Meeting]] in [[Moscow]].<ref>Nickolai Dolgopolov and Rostislav Orlov (6 February 2011). [http://www.iaaf.org/WIM11/news/newsid=59236.html Isinbayeva makes 4.81m comeback in Moscow]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved 14 February 2011.</ref> He set a 60&nbsp;m personal best and national record of 6.52&nbsp;seconds to win at the [[PSD Bank Meeting]] in [[Düsseldorf]], overhauling his best mark which he had set nearly eleven years earlier.<ref>[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110213/sports/sports10.html Collins turns back the clock with stunning 60m]. ''[[Jamaica Gleaner]]'' (13 February 2011). Retrieved 14 February 2011.</ref> That time did not stand for as long, however, as he ran 6.50&nbsp;seconds in the heats of the [[BW-Bank Meeting]] a few days later.<ref>Gordon, Ed (14 February 2011). [http://www.iaaf.org/WIM11/news/newsid=59306.html Three world leads in Karlsruhe]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved 14 February 2011.</ref> Collins won both his heat and semi-final races in the 100 m at the [[2011 World Championships in Athletics|2011 World Championships]] before finishing third and winning a bronze medal in the final after the disqualification of Usain Bolt.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/14698558 |work=BBC News |title=Bolt disqualified as Blake wins}}</ref> At the men's 4 × 100 m relay qualifying heats, Collins ran the second leg for the St Kitts and Nevis relay squad and helped clock a national record of 38.47, leading to St. Kitts and Nevis' first-ever final. The last event saw Collins team up with Jason Rogers, Antoine Adams and Brijesh Lawrence to clock 38.49 to win the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://daegu2011.iaaf.org//NewsEventReportsListDetail.aspx?id=62415 |title=iaaf.org – International Association of Athletics Federations |publisher=Daegu2011.iaaf.org |date=4 September 2011 |access-date=4 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930195718/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org//NewsEventReportsListDetail.aspx?id=62415 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

At the XVI PanAmerican Games in Guadalajara 2011, Collins broke the 28-year-old PanAmerican Games record with a time of 10.00 in the early heat. He finished second in the finals to Jamaica's Lerone Clarke. His silver medal was the first-ever medal for St. Kitts and Nevis at the Pan-Am Games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://miyvue.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4610:kim-collins-sets-new-pan-am-100m-record&catid=42:rokstories |title=Kim Collins sets New Pan Am 100m Record |publisher=Miyvue.com |date=25 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=IAAF.org |url=http://iaaf.org/news/newsid=62788.html |title=Suarez and Armstrong set new records, Clarke outsprints Collins – Pan American Games, Day 3 |publisher=iaaf.org |date=26 October 2011}}</ref>

Collins was expelled by his team from the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]] on 4 August 2012 for missing training sessions. He said he was being punished for spending time with his wife.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dunbar |first=Graham |title=OLYMPIC SPRINTER SENT HOME FOR MISSING PRACTICE |url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OLY_ATH_COLLINS_OUT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-08-04-14-20-41 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=5 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804231205/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OLY_ATH_COLLINS_OUT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-08-04-14-20-41 |archive-date= 4 August 2012 }}</ref>

Collins was the oldest sprinter at [[2016 Summer Olympics]], his fifth consecutive appearance at the Olympics. While most sprinters peak in their 20s, Collins set his personal record after reaching the age of 40, and became the first individual to run a sub-10 second 100&nbsp;m dash in the process. He ran a 9.93 100&nbsp;m dash, which was fast enough to qualify for Rio.<ref name="roadtorio">{{cite web|url=http://road-to-rio.com/mycountry.php?nat=SKN|title=Rio Qualification|publisher=Road to Rio|access-date=26 April 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428050714/http://road-to-rio.com/mycountry.php?nat=SKN|archive-date=28 April 2017}}</ref> He competed in both the 100&nbsp;m sprint and 4 × 100&nbsp;m relay.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/02/sport/kim-collins-40-year-old-sprinter-olympics/|title=Kim Collins: Veteran sprinter breaks the boundaries of time|publisher=CNN|access-date=26 April 2017|last1=Timm-Garcia|first1=Jaide|last2=Gibson|first2=Charlie|date=3 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427193352/http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/02/sport/kim-collins-40-year-old-sprinter-olympics/|archive-date=27 April 2017}}</ref> Collins was the only St. Kitts and Nevis athlete to make it out of the first round. He finished his heat with a time of 10.18 and fourth place. He improved his time in the semifinals, finishing with a time of 10.12. This put him in sixth place and he did not advance to the finals.<ref name="hundred">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/rio-2016/results/sports/athletics/mens-100m|title=Athletics: Men's 100m|work=BBC Sport |access-date=27 April 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405134706/http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/rio-2016/results/sports/athletics/mens-100m|archive-date=5 April 2017}}</ref>

In 2018 Collins announced his retirement, he competed at the 60 m at the [[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships]]. His last performance at a World Championship.

25 August was declared Kim Collins Day by the government of St. Kitts and Nevis in honour of Collins’ gold at the World Championships in Paris, France in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/2010/08/20/kim-collins-day.html |title=Kim Collins Day Celebrated on August 25 |publisher=The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer |date=20 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201111628/http://thestkittsnevisobserver.com/2010/08/20/kim-collins-day.html |archive-date=1 December 2010}}</ref>

==Statistics==
===Personal bests===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Event
! Environment
! Time<br>(sec)
! Record
! Wind<br>(m/s)
! Date
! Competition
! Venue
! Location
! Country
|-
| [[50 metres]]
| Indoor
| 5.75
|
| {{n/a}}
| 10 February 2009
| [[Meeting Pas de Calais]]
| [[Arena Stade Couvert de Liévin]]
| [[Liévin]]
| [[France]]
|-
| [[55 metres]]
| Indoor
| 6.24
|
| {{n/a}}
| 24 February 2001
| [[Western Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships|WAC Indoor Championships]]
| [[Reno Livestock Events Center]]
| [[Reno, Nevada]]
| United States
|-
| [[60 metres]]
| Indoor
| 6.47
| {{AthAbbr|NR|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
| {{n/a}}
| 17 February 2015
| [[Pedro's Cup]]
| [[Atlas Arena]]
| [[Łódź]]
| Poland
|-
| [[60 metres]]
| Outdoor
| 6.48
| {{AthAbbr|NR|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
|align=center| +0.3
| 29 July 2014
| [[Grand Prix of Cheb]]
| [[Atletický Stadion Cheb]]
| [[Cheb]]
| Czech Republic
|-
| [[100 metres]]
| Outdoor
| 9.93
| {{AthAbbr|NR|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
|align=center| +1.9
| 29 May 2016
| [[NRW-Gala Bottrop]]
| [[Jahnstadion (Bottrop)|Jahnstadion]]
| [[Bottrop]]
| Germany
|-
| [[200 metres]]
| Outdoor
| 20.20
|
|align=center| +0.1
| 9 August 2001
| [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)|Commonwealth Stadium]]
| [[Edmonton]]
| Canada
|-
| [[400 metres]]
| Outdoor
| 46.93
|
| {{n/a}}
| 22 April 2000
| TCU Invitational
| [[Lowdon Track and Field Complex]]
| [[Fort Worth, Texas]]
| United States
|-
| [[4 × 100 metres relay]]
| Outdoor
| 37.97
|
| {{n/a}}
| 13 September 2014
| [[2014 IAAF Continental Cup|Continental Cup]]
| [[Stade de Marrakech]]
| [[Marrakesh]]
| Morocco
|}
* <small>All information from IAAF Profile</small><ref name=IAAFbio>{{cite web |title=Collins, Kim biography |publisher=[[IAAF]] |url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=20646/index.html |access-date=5 February 2009}}</ref>

===Seasonal bests===
[[File:Kim Collins.jpg|thumb|Kim Collins during World Indoor Championships 2008 in Valencia]]
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===International competition record===
{| {{AchievementTable|width=auto|Event=yes}}
|-
| rowspan=4|1995
| [[1995 CARIFTA Games|CARIFTA Games (U20)]]
| [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]], Cayman Islands
| style="background:#c96;" | 3rd
| 100 m
| data-sort-value="010.75" |10.75
|-
| rowspan=2|[[1995 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships|Pan American Junior Championships]]
| rowspan=2|[[Santiago]], Chile
| bgcolor=silver|2nd
| 100 m
| 10.4
|-
| {{AthAbbr|DNS}} (f)
| 200 m
| —
|-
| [[1995 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[Gothenburg]], Sweden
| 6th (h)
| 4 × 100 m relay
| 40.12
|-
|rowspan=2|1996
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Atlanta]], United States
| 5th (qf)
| [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
| 10.34
|-
| 4th (h)
| [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
|40.12
|-
|1997
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Athens]], Greece
|8th (h)
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|21.73
|-
|rowspan=2 | 1998
|rowspan=2 | [[Athletics at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|rowspan=2 | [[Maracaibo]], Venezuela
|23rd (sf)
| [[Athletics at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#100 metres|100 m]]
|10.77
|-
|18th (h)
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#200 metres|200 m]]
|22.37
|-
| rowspan=4 | 1999
| rowspan=2 | [[1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Bridgetown]], Barbados
| bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
| [[1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|100 m]]
| data-sort-value="010.31" |10.31
|-
| bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
| [[1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|4 × 100 m relay]]
| data-sort-value="040.83"|40.83
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Seville]], Spain
|4th (h)
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
|10.50
|-
|6th (h)
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|20.95
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2000
| rowspan=2 | [[2000 NACAC Under-25 Championships in Athletics|NACAC Under-25 Championships]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Monterrey]], Mexico
| style="background:gold;" | 1st
| [[2000 NACAC Under-25 Championships in Athletics|100 m]]
| data-sort-value="010.46" | 10.46
|-
| style="background:gold;" | 1st
| [[2000 NACAC Under-25 Championships in Athletics|200 m]]
| data-sort-value="020.53" | 20.53
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Sydney]], Australia
| 7th
| [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
| data-sort-value="010.17" |10.17
|-
| 5th (semis)
| [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
| data-sort-value="020.57" |20.57
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2001
| rowspan=2 | [[2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Guatemala City]], Guatemala
| style="background:gold;" | 1st
| [[2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results#100 metres|100 m]]
| data-sort-value="010.04" |10.04
|-
| style="background:gold;" | 1st
| [[2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results#200 metres|200 m]]
| data-sort-value="020.55"|20.55
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Edmonton]], Canada
| 5th
| [[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
| data-sort-value="010.07" |10.07
|-
| style="background:#c96;" | 3rd
| [[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
| data-sort-value="020.20" |20.20
|-
| rowspan=3|2002
| [[Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
| [[Manchester]], United Kingdom
| style="background:gold;" | 1st
| [[Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
| data-sort-value="009.98" |9.98
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2002 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|rowspan=2|[[Madrid]], Spain
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[2002 IAAF World Cup – Results|100 m]]
|10.06
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[2002 IAAF World Cup – Results|4 × 100 m relay]]
|38.32
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2003
| [[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
| [[Birmingham]], United Kingdom
| bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
| [[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Men's 60 metres|60 m]]
| data-sort-value="006.54" |6.53
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
| rowspan=3 | [[St. George's, Grenada|St. George's]], Grenada
| style="background:gold;" | 1st
| [[2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results#100 metres|100 m]]
| data-sort-value="010.13" |10.13
|-
| {{AthAbbr|DNS}} (f)
| [[2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results#200 metres|200 m]]
| data-sort-value="999.99" | -
|-
| 5th
| [[2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results#4 x 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
| data-sort-value="039.88" |39.88
|-
| [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France
| style="background:gold;" | 1st
| [[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
| data-sort-value="010.07" |10.07
|-
| 2004
| [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
| [[Athens]], Greece
| 6th
| [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
| data-sort-value="010.00" |10.00
|-
| 2005
| [[2005 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[Helsinki]], Finland
| style="background:#c96;" | 3rd
| [[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
| data-sort-value="010.05" |10.05
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2007
| rowspan=2 | [[2007 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
| 5th
| [[Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
| data-sort-value="010.31" |10.31
|-
| 8th
| [[Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
| data-sort-value="040.20" |40.20
|-
| [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[Osaka]], Japan
| 5th (sf)
| [[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
| data-sort-value="010.21" |10.21
|-
| 2008
| [[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
| [[Valencia]], Spain
| bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
| [[2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Men's 60 metres|60 m]]
| data-sort-value="006.54" |6.54
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2008
| rowspan=2 | [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Beijing]], China
| 5th (sf)
| [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
| data-sort-value="010.05" |10.05
|-
| 6th
| [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
| data-sort-value="020.59" |20.59
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2009
| rowspan=2 | [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Berlin]], Germany
| 4th (qf)
| [[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
| data-sort-value="010.20" |10.20
|-
| 6th (qf)
| [[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
| data-sort-value="020.84" |20.84
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2011
| [[2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
| [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]], Puerto Rico
| style="background:#c96;" | 3rd
| [[2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results|4 × 100 m relay]]
| data-sort-value="039.07" |39.07
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Daegu]], South Korea
| style="background:#c96;" | 3rd
| [[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
| data-sort-value="010.09" |10.09
|-
| 4th (semis)
| [[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
| data-sort-value="020.64" |20.64
|-
| style="background:#c96;" | 3rd
| [[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
| data-sort-value="038.49" |38.49
|-
| [[2011 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
| [[Guadalajara]], Mexico
| bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
| [[Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
| data-sort-value="010.04" |10.04
|-
| 2012
| [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
| [[London]], United Kingdom
| {{AthAbbr|DNS}}
| [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
| data-sort-value="999.99" | -
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
|rowspan=2|[[2014 IAAF Continental Cup|Continental Cup]]
|rowspan=2|[[Marrakesh]], Morocco
| bgcolor=gold|1st
| [[2014 IAAF Continental Cup – Results|4 × 100 m relay]]
|37.97
|-
| bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
| [[2014 IAAF Continental Cup – Results|4 × 400 m relay]]
|3:02.78
|-
| 2015
| [[2015 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[Beijing]], China
| 26th (h)
| [[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
| data-sort-value="010.16" |10.16
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2016
| [[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
| [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], United States
| 8th
| [[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Men's 60 metres|60 m]]
| data-sort-value="006.56" |6.56
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
| 17th (sf)
| [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
| 10.12
|-
| 15th (h)
| [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
| 39.81
|-
| 2018
| [[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
| [[Birmingham]], United Kingdom
| 24th (h)
| [[2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships&nbsp;– Men's 60 metres|60 m]]
| data-sort-value="006.77" |6.77
|}

*[[2002 IAAF Grand Prix Final]] runner-up
*[[2003 IAAF World Athletics Final]] fifth placer
*[[2004 IAAF World Athletics Final]] fifth placer
*[[2008 IAAF World Athletics Final]] fourth placer

==National titles==
*[[NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships]]
**[[NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships – Men's 60 meter dash|60 m]]: 2001
**[[NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships – Men's 200 meter dash|200 m]]: 2001
*[[NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships]]
**[[NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships – Men's 400 meter relay|4 × 100 m relay]]: 2001

==Circuit wins==
;60 metres
*[[Russian Winter Meeting]]: 2011, 2013, 2015
*[[PSD Bank Meeting]]: 2011, 2015, 2016
*[[ISTAF Indoor]]: 2014, 2015, 2016
*[[Copernicus Cup]]: 2015
*[[Pedro's Cup]]: 2015
*[[Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix]]: 2015
*[[Malmö Games]]: 2015

;100 metres
*[[Vardinogianneia]]: 2001
*[[Athletissima]]: 2001
*[[Bélem Grand Premio Brasil de Atletismo]]: 2002
*[[Żywiec Cup]]: 2002, 2003
*[[Prefontaine Classic]]: 2002, 2003
*[[DN Galan]]: 2002
*[[Adidas Track Classic]]: 2003
*[[London Grand Prix]]: 2003
*[[British Grand Prix (athletics)|British Grand Prix]]: 2004, 2005, 2016
*[[Brothers Znamensky Memorial]]: 2008
*[[Meeting Lille Métropole]]: 2008
*[[Kawasaki Super Meet]]: 2011
*[[FBK Games]]: 2011
*[[Janusz Kusociński Memorial]]: 2011
*[[Meeting International de Sotteville-lès-Rouen]]: 2012
*[[Great CityGames Manchester]]: 2013, 2016
*[[Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar]]: 2013
*[[Ostrava Golden Spike]]: 2013
*[[Gyulai István Memorial]]: 2013, 2014
*[[Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat]]: 2014
*[[Berlin ISTAF]]: 2015, 2016

;200 metres
*[[Vardinogianneia]]: 2001

;4 × 100 metres relay
*[[DN Galan]]: 2007

===Track records===
As of September 2024, Collins holds the following track records for 100 metres and 200 metres.

====100 metres====
{| class="wikitable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
!Location
!Time
!Windspeed<br>m/s
!Date
!Notes
|-
| [[Basseterre]] || 9.94 || +3.4 || 13/06/2015 ||
|-
| [[Wattenscheid]] || 10.08 || +2.3 || 02/08/2009 ||
|-
| [[Bottrop]] || 9.93<br>{{AthAbbr|NR|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} || +1.9 || 29/05/2016 ||
|-
| [[Guatemala City]] || 10.04 || –0.2 || 20/07/2001 ||
|-
| [[Kumagaya]] || 10.01 || +2.3 || 06/09/2016 ||
|-
| [[Tomblaine]] || 9.96 || +2.4 || 08/07/2012 || Track record shared with<br>[[Mike Rodgers]] (USA) from the same race.
|}

====200 metres====
{| class="wikitable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
!Location
!Time
!Windspeed<br>m/s
!Date
|-
| Gold Coast || 20.37 || +2.1 || 10/09/2000
|}

==See also==
*[[100 metres at the Olympics]]
*[[List of World Championships in Athletics medalists (men)]]
*[[List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (men)]]
*[[List of Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics (men)]]
*[[List of Pan American Games medalists in athletics (men)]]
*[[List of 2011 Pan American Games medalists]]
*[[List of men's Olympic and World Championship athletics sprint champions]]
*[[Afro-Kittitian and Nevisian]]
*[[List of masters athletes]]
*[[List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games]]
*[[List of Pan American Games records in athletics]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040829141422/http://www.kimcollins.com/ |title=Official website}}
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{Olympics.com|kim-collins|org_archive=20191129071209}}
* {{Olympedia}}

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| years = [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]], [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]]<br />[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]
| after = [[Virgil Hodge]]<br />[[Antoine Adams]]
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