Personal information | |
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Nationality | Jamaican |
Born | 9 December 2002 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 400m: 44.48 (Kingston, 2024) |
Deandre Watkin (born 9 December 2002) is a Jamaican sprinter. In 2024, he became Jamaican national champion over 400 metres. [1]
He attended Jamaica College. [2] In March 2020, he ran 10.61 to win the U20 boys' 100m final of the Jamaica's Carifta Games Trials at the National Stadium. [3]
He had a personal best for the 400 metres of 45.26 from 2023, which he lowered to 45.19 in the heats of the Jamaican Athletics Championships in June 2024. [4] On 28 June 2024, he set a personal best time of 44.48 seconds to win the Jamaican national championship in Kingston, Jamaica. [5] [6]
He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024. [7] [8]
He reached the final of the 400 metres at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in June 2025. [9] He was named in the Jamaican squad for the 2025 NACAC Championships in Nassau, The Bahamas. [10]
Grand Slam Track results [11] | |||||
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Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
2025 Kingston Slam | Long sprints | 400 m | 7th | 45.45 | US$20,000 |
200 m | 3rd | 20.91 |