Darrell Wesh (born 21 January 1992) is a Haitian-American athlete competing in sprinting events.[3] Earlier he represented the United States. He is the Haitian 100m record holder at 10.16 seconds. He graduated from Landstown High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 2010 and Virginia Tech in 2015, earning a degree in property management. He competed in the 2016 Olympics for Haiti.[4][5]

Darrell Wesh
Darrell Wesh in 2016
Personal information
Born (1992-01-21) 21 January 1992 (age 32)
EducationVirginia Tech
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight160 lb (73 kg)
Sport
CountryHaiti Haiti and United States United States of America
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
College teamVirginia Tech Hokies[2]

His sister Marlena is also a sprinter.He likes to ride unicycles in his free time.

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the   United States
2012 NACAC U23 Championships Irapuato, Mexico 1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.94
Representing   Haiti
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 13th (sf) 100 m 10.32
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 18th (h) 100 m 10.39
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 32nd (h) 60 m 6.77
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 54th (h) 100 m 10.39

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

References

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  1. ^ 2015 PanAm Games bio
  2. ^ "College team bio". Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  3. ^ Darrell Wesh at World Athletics  
  4. ^ "Virginia Beach sprinter Darrell Wesh is returning to the Olympics – this time to compete". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  5. ^ "Former Landstown star has same dream, under a different flag". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2023-10-29.