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| Nationality | Bahamian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 May 1996 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 10.14 (2022) 200m: 20.33 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
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Ian Kerr (born 1 May 1996) is a Bahamian sprinter. He is a multiple time national champion over 200 metres. [1]
Kerr was a bronze medalist in the 200 metres and 4x100m relay at the U23 North American Central American and Caribbean Athletics Championship in July 2016 in San Salvador. [2]
He ran at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. [3] [4] He ran a personal best 20.33 seconds for the 200 metres at the Meeting de la Martinique, at the Stade L. Achille, in Fort-de-France, Martinique, in May 2024. [5]
He won his fifth Bahamian national title in June 2024. [6] [7] He competed in the 200m at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [8] [9]
From Nassau, Bahamas, Kerr attended Queen's College School. [10] He went on to study at Western Texas College and graduated from Adams State University in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in mass communications. [11]
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