Dexter Lee

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Dexter Lee
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Born (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 32)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.06 (São Paulo 2011)
200 m: 20.86 (Spanish Town 2010)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay
CAC Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Mayagüez 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Mayagüez 100 m
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Bydgoszcz 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Moncton 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Bydgoszcz 4×100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Moncton 4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Basseterre 4×100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Basseterre 100 m
World Youth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Ostrava 100 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Ostrava Medley relay
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Port of Spain 4x100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Port of Spain 100 m
CARIFTA Games (Youth)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Les Abymes 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Les Abymes 4×100 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Providenciales 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Providenciales 200 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Providenciales 4×100 m relay

Dexter Lee (born 18 January 1991) is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He became the first athlete to win back-to-back titles at World Junior Championships in Athletics when he won the 100 metres in 2008 and 2010. [1]

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Career

In 2006, his first international appearance ended with the win of two gold medals (100 metres, and 4x100 metres relay) at the CARIFTA Games., [2] [3] [4] followed by three gold medals (100 metres, 200 metres, and 4x100 metres relay) at the 2007 CARIFTA Games. [5] [6] [7] He won the 100 metres at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics in a time of 10.51 seconds, before backing that up with the 100 metre title at the 2008 World Junior Championships in 10.40 seconds. In 2010, he won the 100 metres at the championships in Moncton with a time of 10.21 seconds. He was disqualified after a false start in the 200 m first round heats. [8] He also won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

In October 2009, Lee moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he joined a training group that includes two-time Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown. [9] He has plans to enroll in a junior college in Atlanta.

Lee is a former student of Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay. [10] He is one of nine children—seven boys and two girls—and his older brother Keniel was himself a finalist in the Jamaican high school championships 100 metres. [9]

Personal Bests

DistanceTimevenue
100 m10.06 sSão Paulo (22 May 2011)
200 m20.86 sSpanish Town (13 June 2010)

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2006 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 1st100 m10.72   (0.8 m/s)
1st4 × 100 m relay41.39
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd100 m10.68   (1.8 m/s)
1st4 × 100 m relay40.83
2007 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands 1st100 m10.34 CR  (1.0 m/s)
1st200 m21.09 CR  (1.2 m/s)
1st4 × 100 m relay41.11
World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st100 m10.51   (-0.4 m/s)
3rd1000m Medley Relay (100m x 200m x 300m x 400m)1:52.18
2008 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2nd100 m10.48   (0.1 m/s)
1st4 × 100 m relay39.80
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st100 m 10.40   (-0.8 m/s)
2nd4 × 100 m relay 39.25
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 1st100m 10.21 (wind: -0.7 m/s)
200m DQ
2nd4 × 100 m relay 39.55

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