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Richard James (born 1 December 1979) is a Jamaican former sprinter specializing in the 400 metres and the 8th World Athletics Indoor Championships gold medallist in the 4 × 400 m relay. He was an All-American track and field runner for the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and won medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics ...
Yohan Blake (born 26 December 1989) is a Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 100-metre and 200-metre sprint races. He won gold at the 100m at the 2011 World Athletics Championships as the youngest 100m world champion ever, and a silver medal in the 2012 Olympic Games in London in the 100m and 200m races for the Jamaican team behind Usain Bolt.
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 .
Kynard said the ceremony only happened when and where it did − against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower, during the 2024 Paris Games − because of retired American sprinter Lashinda Demus, who ...
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Lyles could become the first male sprinter to take gold in both the 100- and 200-meter sprints at the Olympics since Jamaican Usain Bolt did so at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
Jamaican great Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce said the Paris Games will be her fifth and final Olympics. The 37-year-old sprinter, who won two gold medals at 100 meters and another in the 4x100 relay ...
In June 2024, she finished fifth at the Jamaican Olympic trials over 400 metres, having ran a personal best of 51.16 seconds in the semi final. [5] She competed in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics .