Bryan Levell

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Bryan Levell
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 20)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 9.98s (Kingston, 2024)
200m: 19.97s (Kingston, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
World U20 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Nairobi 4×100m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Cali 4×100m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Kingston 200m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Kingston 4x100m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Kingston 4x400m relay

Bryan Levell (born 23 December 2003) is a Jamaican sprinter. He became Jamaican champion over 200 metres in 2024. [1]

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Early life

He attended Edwin Allen High in Frankfield, Jamaica. [2] [3]

Career

He was a silver medalist in the 4x100m relay at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi. [4]

He finished sixth in the 200 metres final at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. [5] He was a silver medalist in the 4x100m relay at the championships. [6]

Despite missing part of 2023 with injury, [7] he turned professional in 2023 to be coached by Shanikie Osbourne in Kingston, Jamaica. [8]

He ran as part of the Jamaican 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. [9] [10]

Competing at the Jamaican national championships in June 2024, he won the 200 metres title, running a personal best time of 19.97 seconds. [11] At the championships, he also lowered his personal best to 10.07 seconds for the 100 metres in the first qualifying heat. [12] In the semi-final, he broke the 10-second barrier for the first time, running 9.98 seconds. In the final, he finished in fourth place in a time of 10.04 seconds [13] [14] In July 2024, he was officially selected for the Jamaican team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [15]

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