Brianna Lyston (born 24 May 2004[1]) is a Jamaican sprint athlete who holds the 200m under-13s world record in 23.72s.[2][3]
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| Born | 24 May 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | LSU Lady Tigers (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lyston ran 22.53 (-2.2) at the 2022 Issa Boys and Girls Championship in Kingston, Jamaica. This made her the second fastest Under 20 female athlete from Jamaica. This also broke the Class 1 meeting record which was held by Simone Facey who ran a 22.71 back in 2004.
Lyston won her 100m heat in a personal best 11.14 (+0.7) at the 2022 Central Athletics Championships in Spanish Town, Jamaica to beat Tia Clayton.[4]
Personal bests edit
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.14 (+0.7 m/s) (Spanish Town, Jamaica 15 MAR 2022)[1]
- 200 metres – 22.53 (-2.2 m/s) (Kingston, Jamaica 9 APR 2022)
- 400 metres - 56.86 (Spanish Town, Jamaica 18 FEB 2020)[1]
- 4x100 metres – 42.58 (WR not ratified due to procedural error) Kingston, Jamaica 17 APR 2022)[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Profile of Brianna LYSTON - IAAF".
- ^ "Jamaica finds true heir to Usain Bolt's throne – record-breaking 12-year-old sprinter Brianna Lyston".
- ^ "Meet Jamaican sprinter Brianna Lyston, who might very well be the next Usain Bolt".
- ^ "Lyston lays down the gauntlett". Jamaican Gleaner. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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