Emanuel Archibald (born 9 September 1994) is a Guyanese sprinter and long jumper.

Emanuel Archibald
Personal information
NationalityGuyanese
Born (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 (age 29)
Georgetown, Guyana
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Guyana
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago 100 m
South American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Guayaquil 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Guayaquil 4 × 100 m relay
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador 100 m

In the long jump he finished 8th at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, 4th at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.

In the 100 metres he reached the semi-final at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and finished 5th at the 2019 South American Championships.

His personal best 100 m time is 10.13 seconds, achieved in August 2023 in Budapest. His personal best jump is 8.12 metres, achieved in May 2019 in Kingston.[1] This is the Guyanese record.

In 2019, he competed in the men's long jump at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[2] He did not qualify to compete in the final.[2]

He qualified to represent Guyana at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Emanuel Archibald at World Athletics  
  2. ^ a b "Men's long jump – Qualification" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Jasmine Abrams, Archibald to compete in Tokyo". Stabroek News. 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2021-07-17.