Gary Card

Last updated
Gary Card
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2007-06-04) 4 June 2007 (age 17)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best100m: 10.07 (2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
World U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Lima 4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 St George's 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 St George's 4x100 m relay

Gary Card (born 4 June 2007) is a Jamaican sprinter. [1]

Contents

Career

He won gold over 200 metres at the 2024 CARIFTA Games, where he also won silver in the 4x100m relay.

He won the 100m at the Jamaican junior championships in Kingston, running a personal best time of 10.07 seconds in July 2024. [2] This time placed him second on the Jamaican U20 all-time list. [3]

He qualified for the final at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 100 metres, in which he placed sixth overall. [4] [5] Later at the Championships he won gold in the 4 x 100 metres relay. [6] [7]

Personal life

He attended Wolmer's Boys School in Kingston, Jamaica. [8] He trains with Stephen Francis and the MVP Club in Jamaica. [9]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kerron Stewart</span> Jamaican sprinter

Kerron Stewart is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is the 2008 Jamaican national champion in the 100 m clocking 10.80s. She defeated World Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown in the process and now is the 2008 Summer Olympics silver medalist after she tied with Sherone Simpson in a time of 10.98s. She also earned a bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics with a time of 22.00s. She was born in Kingston and retired after the 2018 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elaine Thompson-Herah</span> Jamaican sprinter (born 1992)

Elaine Sandra-Lee Thompson-Herah is a Jamaican sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres. Regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time, she is a five-time Olympic champion, the fastest woman alive in the 100 m, and the third fastest ever in the 200 m.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Omar McLeod</span> Jamaican athletics competitor

Omar McLeod is a Jamaican professional hurdler and sprinter competing in the 60 m hurdles and 110 m hurdles. In the latter event, he is the 2016 Olympic champion and 2017 World champion. He was NCAA indoor champion in the 60 m hurdles in 2014 and 2015 and outdoor champion in the 110 m hurdles in 2015; he turned professional after the 2015 collegiate season, forgoing his two remaining years of collegiate eligibility. His personal best in the 110 m hurdles ranks him equal 7th on the world all-time list.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Briana Williams</span> American-born Jamaican sprinter (born 2002)

Briana Nichole Williams is an American-born sprinter competing for Jamaica in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She became the youngest athlete to win the women's 100 metres and 200 metres double at the 2018 World Under-20 Championships in Tampere at age 16.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oblique Seville</span> Jamaican sprinter

Oblique Seville is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He finished fourth in the men's 100 metres at the 2022 and 2023 World Athletics Championships.

Tina Clayton is a Jamaican sprinter. She won gold medals for both the 100 metres and 4 × 100 m relay at both the 2021 and 2022 World Under-20 Championships. Clayton set a championship record in her individual event in 2022, while Jamaican women's relay team broke the world u20 record on both occasions with times of 42.94 s and 42.59 s respectively..

Kerrica Hill is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She won gold medals in the 100 metres hurdles and the 4 x 100 m relay at the 2022 World Under-20 Championships. Prior to this, she had won relay gold at the 2021 World U20 Championships.

Bouwahjgie Nkrumie is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competesin the 100 and 200 Meters. He is the current Jamaican U20 men's 100m record holder and the World Under-20 100m silver medallist.He is the first Jamaican U20 Athletes to break the 10- second barrier

Alana Reid is a Jamaican athlete who competes as a sprinter. At the age of 17, while attending Hydel High School, she won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2022 World Under-20 Championships. She later won gold at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships over 100 metres.

Renee Regis is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.

Nia Wedderburn-Goodison is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adaejah Hodge</span> British Virgin Islands athlete

Adaejah Hodge is a track and field athlete from the British Virgin Islands who competes as a sprinter.

Teddy Wilson is a British sprinter.

Sandrey Davison is a Jamaican sprinter.

Bayanda Walaza is a South African sprinter. He won silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics as part of South Africa's 4 x 100 metres relay team.

Jelani Walker is a Jamaican sprinter. He has ran as part of the Jamaican 4 x 100 metres relay team at the World Athletics Championships and Olympic Games.

Shanoya Mikalia Douglas is a Jamaican sprinter. She won bronze at the 2024 U20 World Championships over 200 metres.

Kishawna Niles is a Barbadian sprinter. She became Barbadian national champion over 100 metres in 2023. She won a bronze medal over 100 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships.

Deandre Daley is a Jamaican sprinter.

Jayden Davis is an American sprinter.

References

  1. "Gary Card". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. "Junior athletes impress at national champs". Jamaica Star. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. "WU20 Lima 24 preview: sprints". World Athletics. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. Graham, Raymond (28 August 2024). "Lukewarm start for Jamaica's U20s on chilly Peru day". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  5. Cowan, Sherdon (August 28, 2024). "Ja's Alana Reid strikes gold as BVI's Adaejah Hodge, Bajan Kishawna Niles complete Caribbean sweep of 100m final at World U-20 Champs". Sportsmax. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. "Fayisa flies to 1500m gold for Ethiopia on day five in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. Henderson, Jason (1 September 2024). "USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved Sep 1, 2024.
  8. Graham, Raymond (17 August 2024). "Reid, Card head athletes for World Under-20 Champs". Jamaica Gleaner.
  9. "The right 'Card' to play". Jamaica Gleaner. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.