Alex Wilson (Swiss sprinter)

Alex Wilson
Personal information
Nationality   Switzerland
Born (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990
Kingston, Jamaica
Residence Basel
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres
Club LAS Old Boys Basel
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 100 m 10.12 (+1.8 m/s) (Bulle 2013)
200 m 20.51 (+0.8 m/s) (Genève 2011)

Alex Wilson (born 19 September 1990 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Swiss sprinter of Jamaican origin.

In 2010 he received Swiss citizenship and competed in the 200 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, finishing in 8th place out of 8 sprinters in Heat 2 of Round 1, failing to advance to the Semifinals, with a time of 21.40(wind: 0.0 m/s).[1] In 2011 he ran a Swiss under-23 record of 20.51 in the 200m to qualify for the 2011 World Championships in Daegu. He is part of the Swiss team for the 2012 Summer Olympics, competing in the 200 metres.[2]

References

  1. "Alex Wilson London 2012 profile". London 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.


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