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Jamaica College was founded in 1789, making it the sixth oldest continually running high school in the country, [citation needed] after Wolmer's Boys', one of the Wolmer's Schools (1729), Manning's School (1738), St. Jago High School (1744), Rusea's High School (1777) and Titchfield High School (1786). [6]
The ISSA Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Championships (better known as Champs) is an annual Jamaican high school track and field meet held by Jamaica's Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association. The five day event, held during the last week before Easter in Kingston , has been considered a proving ground for many Jamaican athletes.
Meet Place Age Ref 100 m: 10.92 (+1.0 m/s) Alana Reid Jamaica 29 March 2023 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships Kingston, Jamaica 18 years, 68 days [15] 200 m: 22.45 (+0.9 m/s) Shaunae Miller Bahamas 22 June 2013 Bahamian Championships Nassau, Bahamas 19 years, 53 days 400 m: 50.70 Shaunae Miller Bahamas 7 June 2013
Meet Place Country Age Ref. 60 m: 7.18: Briana Williams: 8 Feb 2020: 113th NYRR Millrose Games, The Armory Track and Field Center: New York NY United States: 17 years, 324 days [164] 200 m: 23.38: Samantha Henry-Robinson: 9 Mar 2007: Fayetteville AR United States: 18 years, 165 days [165] 400 m: 52.85: Nadonnia Rodriques: 16 Mar 2008: New York ...
Waseem Williams (born 8 January 1997) is a Jamaican sprinter from Kingston, Jamaica specializing in the 100m and 200m. Williams attended Jamaica College before going on to compete for Purdue University. [1] [2]
Meet Place Ref Video 50 m: 5.47+ (+0.9 m/s) Usain Bolt Jamaica 16 August 2009 World Championships: Berlin, Germany [1] 60 m: 6.31+ (+0.9 m/s) Usain Bolt Jamaica 16 August 2009 World Championships: Berlin, Germany [2] 100 y: 9.0 h: Ivory Crockett United States 11 May 1974 Knoxville, United States [3] Houston McTear United States 9 May 1975
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In 1930, Jamaica entered its first-ever athletics team into an international competition. It was the 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games.Joseph Mackenzie, former student at St. George's College, won a silver medal in the high jump with a jump of 1.75 m becoming Jamaica's first ever international medal winner.