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Jamaican Championships Kingston, Jamaica [24] Javelin throw: 75.01 m Orrin Powell: 20 February 2016 GC Foster Classic Saint Catherine, Jamaica [25] 77.31 m Elvis Graham: 10 June 2023 JAAA All Comers Meet 4 Kingston, Jamaica [26] Decathlon: 8644 pts Maurice Smith: 31 August–1 September 2007 World Championships: Osaka, Japan [27]
Usain St. Leo Bolt (/ ˈ juː s eɪ n /; [12] born 21 August 1986) is a Jamaican retired sprinter who is widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] He is an eight-time Olympic gold medalist and the world record holder in the 100 metres , 200 metres , and 4 × 100 metres relay .
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (née Fraser; born December 27, 1986) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter competing in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time. One of the most enduring track athletes in history, Fraser-Pryce's career spans over a decade and a half, from the late 2000s to ...
Donald O'Riley Quarrie CD (born 25 February 1951) is a Jamaican former track and field athlete, one of the world's top sprinters during the 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics he was the gold medallist in the Olympic 200 meters and silver medallist in the Olympic 100 meters.
Elaine Sandra-Lee Thompson-Herah (born 28 June 1992) [3] [4] is a Jamaican sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres. Regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time, she is a five-time Olympic champion, the fastest woman alive in the 100 m, and the third fastest ever in the 200 m.
In the Women's 4 × 100 m Jamaica won gold with a Championship Record, National Record and World Lead 41.29, which at the time was the second fastest time in history behind the World Record. The team consisted of Carrie Russell , Kerron Stewart , Schillonie Calvert , Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce , and Sheri-Ann Brooks who ran in the heats.
Donovan Powell (born 31 October 1971 in Linstead, Jamaica) is a former sprinter who specialised in the 60 metres and 100 metres events. He is the brother of Asafa Powell, a former 100 m world record holder.
LaBeach was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on 11 October 1930. [1] He won gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games with the Jamaican 4×100 metres relay and 4×400 metres relay teams. He was the brother of Panamanian sprinter Lloyd La Beach. [2] Byron LaBeach died on 12 December 2021, at the age of 91. [2]