Jason Young (sprinter)
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| Personal information | |||||||
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| Nationality |
 Jamaica | ||||||
| Born |
21 March 1991 Jamaica | ||||||
| Sport | |||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres | ||||||
| College team | UWI Mona | ||||||
| Club | Racers Track Club | ||||||
| Coached by | Glen Mills | ||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||
| Personal best(s) |
100 metres: 10.06 (+1.0 m/s) (Luzern 2012) 200 metres: 19.86 (+1.5 m/s) (Luzern 2012) | ||||||
Medal record
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Jason Young (born 21 March 1991) is a Jamaican sprinter, competing in the 100 metres and 200 metres.
Jason is a student at University of the West Indies, Mona and won a joint silver medal in the 200 m at the 2011 Summer Universiade.
Young attracted attention in July 2012 when he set a massive new personal best of 19.86 s in the 200 metres at the Spitzen Leichtathletik meeting in Lucerne, beating Warren Weir. Earlier in the evening he had set a new personal best of 10.06 s in the 100 metres.[1]
References
- ↑ Reid, Paul. "Young's 19.86 excites veteran coach Mills". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
External links
- Jason Young profile at IAAF
- Jason Young page at Racers Track Club
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