Delano Kennedy

Delano Kennedy

Personal information
Born	(2004-02-03) 3 February 2004 (age 21)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400m: 44.74 (Tokyo, 2025)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Jamaica World U20 Championships 2022 Cali 4x400 m relay NACAC Championships 2025 Freeport 4 × 400 m relay NACAC U23 Championships 2023 San Jose 4x400m relay

Delano Kennedy (born 3 February 2004) is a Jamaican sprinter. ^[1]

Early life

He was educated in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica at the Edwin Allen High School where he was coached by Leon Powell. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

He won a silver medal for Jamaica in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. ^{[4] [5]} He was the fastest qualifier with a personal best 45.49 seconds in the individual 400 metres race at the championships, but was disqualified from the final after a false start. ^[6]

In March 2023, he ran a 45.27 personal best in the 400m finals at Jamaica’s High School Championships, held at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. ^[7] Competing at the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in Costa Rica, he won a gold medal in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay. ^[8]

He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025. ^{[9] [10]} On 7 June 2025, he ran a 400 metres personal best of 45.22 seconds at the Racers Grand Prix, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meeting, in Kingston, Jamaica. ^[11] He reached the final of the 400 metres at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in June 2025 with a personal best of 44.97 seconds, before going faster in the final to finish second in 44.91 seconds. ^{[12] [13]} On 12 July 2025, he ran 45.00 seconds for the 400 metres at the Ed Murphey Track Classic, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver event, in Memphis, Tennessee. ^[14]

He was named in the Jamaican squad for the 2025 NACAC Championships in Nassau, The Bahamas. ^[15] He was selected for the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, running a personal best 44.74 seconds to qualify for the 400m semi-finals. ^{[16] [17]} He also ran at the championships in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay, helping the Jamaican team qualify for the final and place seventh overall. ^[18]

References

1. "Delano Kennedy". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
2. Jacks, Bradley (30 March 2023). "Edwin Allen's Delano Kennedy (45.27), Holmwood Technical's Rickiann Russell (51.26) run personal bests to win 400m titles at ISSA Boys and Girls Championships". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
3. Lawrence, Hubert (30 March 2023). "No false-start concerns for 400 favourite Kennedy". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
4. "U20s face setbacks, speedsters in the mood". Jamaica Gleaner. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
5. "Men's 4x400m relay final". World Athletics. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
6. Lawrence, Hubert (16 January 2023). "Kennedy – Not looking back at Cali calamity". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
7. Foster, Anthony (8 March 2023). "Record-Breaking Performances by Kennedy and Russell at Champs". Track Alerts. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
8. "NACAC U23 Championships". World Athletics. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
9. "Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
10. Foster, Anthony (24 April 2025). "Blake Is Back! Thompson, Fraser-Pryce, and Jackson Headline Jamaica's World Relays Team". Track Alerts. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
11. "Thompson and Broadbell shine at Racers Grand Prix". World Athletics. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
12. Cowan, Sherdon (27 June 2025). "Pryce, Powell lead charge into 400m finals at National Champs". Sportamax. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
13. Levy, Leighton (30 June 2025). "Rusheen McDonald Silences Doubters With First National 400m Title, Eyes Record Run". Sportamax. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
14. Johnson, Robert (July 12, 2025). "Quincy Wilson Blasts 44.10 PB, Athing Mu Improves To 2:00.42, T'Mars McCallum Runs 9.87w/19.73 WL at Ed Murphey Classic". Lets Run. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
15. Levy, Leighton (9 July 2025). "Tia Clayton Returns as Jamaica Names Powerhouse Team for NACAC Championships in Bahamas". SportsMax. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
16. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 14 Sep 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
17. "JAAA names 50-member World Champs team, Thomas-Dodd opts out". Jamaica Observer. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
18. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 Sep 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.