Cejhae Greene

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Cejhae Greene
Cejhae Greene Rio 2016.jpg
Greene at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameCejhae Colin Greene
Born (1995-10-06) 6 October 1995 (age 29)
St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda [1]
Education Florida State University
University of Georgia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event Sprints
ClubPower Speed & Endurance
Coached byHeather Samuel/ Teddy Daley
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.00 (2018)
200 m: 20.59 (2017)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima 100 m
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Barranquilla 100 m
CAC Junior Championships (Youth)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 San Salvador 100 m

Cejhae Colin Greene (born 6 October 1995) is an Antiguan sprinter. He attended the Princess Margaret School. [2] Cejhae is the first of three children born to Jonah Greene and Colin Greene. [3]

Greene won a bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 2012 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics in San Salvador, El Salvador. [4] In his Olympic debut in Rio at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Greene advanced past the round of heats but finished seventh in his semifinal and did not advance to the final. [5]

He qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [6]

In 2017, Greene was named Antigua and Barbuda Sportsman of the Year award. [7]

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References

  1. "2018 CWG bio" . Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. Cejhae Greene – Antigua & Barbuda U20 sprint hopeful Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine . Trackfield97.com. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
  3. Greene To Shine In Florida State Archived 26 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine . Antigua Observer (8 January 2014). Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. Greene Medals at XIX CAC Junior Games. Antiguanice.com. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
  5. "Cejhae GREENE | Profile | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. "Lloyd still eying Olympic berth, says attending Games still at the top of her agenda". Antigua Observer Newspaper. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  7. "Sporting Elites Honoured At National Sports Awards". Antigua Observer Newspaper. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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