Antonio Watson

Antonio Watson

Watson at the 2023 World Athletics Championships
Personal information
Born	(2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 24)
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprinting
Club	Racers Track Club
Coached by	Glen Mills
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 m: 44.13 200 m: 20.49
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Jamaica World Championships 2023 Budapest 400 m Summer Youth Olympics 2018 Buenos Aires 200 m World U18 Championships 2017 Nairobi 400 m 2017 Nairobi Mixed 4 × 400 m NACAC U23 Championships 2021 San José 4 × 100 m 2021 San José 200 m Carifta Games Junior (U20) 2019 George Town 4 × 400 meters relay 2019 George Town 200 meters Carifta Games Youth (U18) 2017 Willemstad 400 meters

Antonio Watson (born 11 September 2001) is a Jamaican sprinter. He won the gold medal in the boys' 400 metres event at the 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Nairobi, Kenya. ^{[1] [2]}

In 2018, he won the silver medal in the boys' 200 metres event at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ^[3] He won the 200 m bronze medal and the gold in the 4 × 100 relay in the 2021 NACAC U23 Championships. ^[4]

Watson won gold in the 400 m at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

References

1. "Boy's 400 metres" (PDF). 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – IAAF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 February 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
2. Pavitt, Michael (14 July 2017). "Jamaica enjoy double sprint success at World Under-18 Athletics Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
3. Pavitt, Michael (16 October 2018). "World under-20 champions enhance reputations with triple jump golds at Buenos Aires 2018". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
4. Reid, Paula (15 July 2021). "Former western Jamaica-based athletes cop nine medals at NACAC Championships". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

External links

• Antonio Watson at World Athletics
• Antonio Watson at Olympics.com
• Antonio Watson at Olympedia