Jazeel Murphy (born 27 February 1994) is a Jamaican sprinter.

Jazeel Murphy
Personal information
Nationality Jamaica
Born (1994-02-27) 27 February 1994 (age 30)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
EventSprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.25 (Barcelona 2012)
200 m: 20.97 (Vieux Fort 2009)
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Jamaica
NACAC Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Freeport 4×100 m relay
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Barcelona 4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Gold medal – first place 2011 Montego Bay 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2011 Montego Bay 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2012 Hamilton 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Nassau 100 m
CARIFTA Games (Youth)
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vieux Fort 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vieux Fort 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vieux Fort 4×100 m relay
Updated on 30 January 2015

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

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Event Result Venue Date
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

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Jamaica
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

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Jazeel Murphy runs 10.27 to win Carifta Games title – Sporting Alert Archived 29 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "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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