Dexter Lee

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Dexter Lee
Personal information
Nationality  Jamaica
Born (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

100 m: 10.06 (São Paulo 2011)

200 m: 20.86 (Spanish Town 2010)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for  Jamaica
World Championships
Gold 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay
CAC Championships
Gold 2011 Mayagüez 4×100 m relay
Bronze 2011 Mayagüez 100 m
World Junior Championships
Gold 2008 Bydgoszcz 100 m
Gold 2010 Moncton 100 m
Silver 2008 Bydgoszcz 4×100 m relay
Silver 2010 Moncton 4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Gold 2008 Basseterre 4×100 m relay
Silver 2008 Basseterre 100 m
World Youth Championships
Gold 2007 Ostrava 100 m
Bronze 2007 Ostrava Medley relay
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Gold 2006 Port of Spain 4x100 m relay
Silver 2006 Port of Spain 100 m
CARIFTA Games (Youth)
Gold 2006 Les Abymes 100 m
Gold 2006 Les Abymes 4×100 m relay
Gold 2007 Providenciales 100 m
Gold 2007 Providenciales 200 m
Gold 2007 Providenciales 4×100 m relay

Dexter Lee (born 18 January 1991) is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He became the first athlete to win back-to-back titles at World Junior Championships in Athletics when he won the 100 metres in 2008 and 2010.[1]

Career

In 2006, his first international appearance ended with the win of two gold medals (100 metres, and 4x100 metres relay) at the CARIFTA Games.,[2][3][4] followed by three gold medals (100 metres, 200 metres, and 4x100 metres relay) at the 2007 CARIFTA Games.[5][6][7] He won the 100 metres at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics in a time of 10.51 seconds, before backing that up with the 100 metre title at the 2008 World Junior Championships in 10.40 seconds. In 2010, he won the 100 metres at the championships in Moncton with a time of 10.21 seconds. He was disqualified after a false start in the 200 m first round heats.[8] He also won a silver medal in the 4×100 m relay at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

In October 2009, Lee moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he joined a training group that includes two-time Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown.[9] He has plans to enroll in a junior college in Atlanta.

Lee is a former student of Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay.[10] He is one of nine children—seven boys and two girls—and his older brother Keniel was himself a finalist in the Jamaican high school championships 100 metres.[9]

Personal Bests

Distance Time venue
100 m 10.06 s São Paulo (22 May 2011)
200 m 20.86 s Spanish Town (13 June 2010)

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2006 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 1st 100 m 10.72   (0.8 m/s)
1st 4x100 m relay 41.39
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd 100 m 10.68   (1.8 m/s)
1st 4x100 m relay 40.83
2007 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands 1st 100 m 10.34 CR   (1.0 m/s)
1st 200 m 21.09 CR   (1.2 m/s)
1st 4x100 m relay 41.11
World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st 100 m 10.51   (-0.4 m/s)
3rd 1000m Medley Relay (100m x 200m x 300m x 400m) 1:52.18
2008 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2nd 100 m 10.48   (0.1 m/s)
1st 4x100 m relay 39.80
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 100 m 10.40   (-0.8 m/s)
2nd 4x100 m relay 39.25

References

  1. ↑ "History! Dexter Lee strikes gold again". Jamaica Gleaner News. July 22, 2010. 
  2. ↑ AthleCAC - Results Service - Servicio de Resultados. XXXV Carifta Games 2006, CariftaG Les Abymes FRA, 15-17 Apr 2006, AthleCAC - CACAC, retrieved February 11, 2012 
  3. ↑ Carifta Games Championships, Guadeloupe, Hosted at the Stadium, April 15-17, 2006, C.F.P.I. Timing & Data Inc., retrieved February 11, 2012 
  4. ↑ World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH") - CARIFTA Games 2006, retrieved February 11, 2012 
  5. ↑ AthleCAC, Results Service - Servicio de Resultados, 37th Carifta Games 2007, CariftaG Providenciales TKS, 7-9 Apr 2007, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation, retrieved January 19, 2012 
  6. ↑ Carifta Games Championships, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, BWI, Hosted at the National Stadium, April 7-9, 2007, C.F.P.I. Timing & Data, Inc., retrieved January 19, 2012 
  7. ↑ World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved January 19, 2012 
  8. ↑ "Dexter Lee disqualified from 200 metres". Jamaica Observer. July 22, 2010. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Gains, Paul. "Dexter Lee – Jamaica’s Next Great Sprinter?". Moncton2010.ca. 
  10. ↑ Cummings, Mark (July 29, 2010). "MoBay Mayor lauds WJ champ Lee". Jamaica Observer. 

External links

World Champions in Men's 4×100 m Relay
  • 1983: United States
  • 1987: United States
  • 1991: United States
  • 1993: United States
  • 1995: Canada
  • 1997: Canada
  • 1999: United States
  • 2001: South Africa
  • 2003: United States
  • 2005: France
  • 2007: United States
  • 2009: Jamaica
  • 2011: Jamaica
  • 2013: Jamaica
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