Jazeel Murphy (born 27 February 1994) is a Jamaican sprinter.
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| Nationality |  Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.25 (Barcelona 2012) 200 m: 20.97 (Vieux Fort 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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As early as 2009, he has been dubbed Jamaica's next great sprinter.[1] At the 2011 CARIFTA Games, Murphy ran a 10.27 sec to win the boys U20 100 metres title.[2][3]
Personal bests edit
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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| 100 m | 10.25 s (wind: -1.2 m/s) |  Barcelona |
11 Jul 2012 |
| 200 m | 20.97 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) |  Vieux Fort |
13 Apr 2009 |
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Jamaica
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| 2009 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia | 1st | 100 m | 10.41s (wind: +2.0 m/s) |
| 1st | 200 m | 20.97s CR (wind: -0.2 m/s) | |||
| 1st | 4x100 m relay | 40.76s CR | |||
| 2011 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Montego Bay, Jamaica | 1st | 100 m | 10.27s (wind: -0.2 m/s) |
| 1st | 4x100 m relay | 39.75s | |||
| 2012 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Hamilton, Bermuda | 1st | 100 m | 10.31s w (wind: 5.7 m/s) |
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | 4x100m relay | 39.39 | |
| World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | 100 m | 10.29 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 2nd | 4x100m relay | 38.97 | |||
| 2013 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 100m | 10.48 (wind: -0.4 m/s) |
| 1st | 4x100m relay | 39.92 | |||
| Pan American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 4th | 100m | 10.46 (wind: +1.8 m/s) | |
| 2nd | 4x100m relay | 39.68 | |||
| 2014 | NACAC U-23 Championships | Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada | 2nd | 4x100m relay | 38.78 |
| 2022 | NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 5th | 200 m | 20.92 |
| 3rd | 4x100m relay | 38.93 | |||
References edit
- ^ Jamaica Gleaner News – Jamaica's 'next' great sprinter? No rush for Jazeel Murphy – Sport – Saturday | 2 May 2009 Archived 7 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jazeel Murphy runs 10.27 to win Carifta Games title – Sporting Alert Archived 29 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Murphy saves the day... As Bahamas upstage Ja in sprints – Sports – JamaicaObserver.com". Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
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