Jak Ali Harvey

Jak Ali Harvey

Harvey at the 2016 European Championships.
Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	(1989-05-04) 4 May 1989 (age 36) Hanover Parish, Jamaica [1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m 9.92 (Erzurum 2016) 200 m 20.38 (Ankara 2015)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Turkey European Championships 2016 Amsterdam 100 m 2018 Berlin 4 × 100 m relay 2018 Berlin 100 m European Games 2019 Minsk 100 m Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya 4 × 100 m relay Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona 100 m 2022 Oran 100 m 2018 Tarragona 4 × 100 m relay 2022 Oran 4 × 100 m relay Representing Europe Continental Cup 2018 Ostrava 4 × 100 m relay Representing   Jamaica Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen 100 m NACAC U-23 Championships 2010 Miramar 4 × 100 meters

Jak Ali Harvey, formerly Jacques Montgomery Harvey (born 4 May 1989 in Hanover Parish, Jamaica) is a former Jamaican sprinter. ^[2] He now competes for Turkey. ^[3]

Harvey won the silver medal of the 100 m event at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He became the first ever Turkish athlete to win a medal in that event at the European Championships. ^[4]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Jamaica
2010	NACAC U23 Championships	Miramar, Florida, United States	5th	100 m	10.26 (+1.7 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.36
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	1st (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.96
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	1st	100 m	10.14
			– (h)	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
Representing   Turkey
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	15th (sf)	100 m	10.08
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd	100 m	10.07
			14th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.58
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	10th (sf)	100 m	10.03
			40th (h)	200 m	20.58
			10th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.30
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	12th (sf)	100 m	10.16
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	38.73
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	1st	100 m	10.10
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.50
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	3rd	100 m	10.01
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	37.98
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	7th	4 × 100 m relay	39.13
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
2021	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	14th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.59
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	36th (h)	100 m	10.25
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
2022	Mediterranean Games	Oran, Algeria	1st	100 m	10.15
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.98
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	7th (sf)	100 m	10.10 1
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.74
			–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	–	100 m	DQ
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	39.20

¹Disqualified in the final

References

1. "Jacques Harvey switches allegiance to Turkey". Jamaican Observer . 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
2. "Athletes - Harvey Jacques Biography". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
3. "Jacques Harvey switches allegiance". trackalerts.com. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
4. "Jak Ali Harvey'den gümüş madayla" [Silver medal from Jak Ali Harvey]. Hürriyet (in Turkish). 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

External links

• Jak Ali Harvey at World Athletics
• Jak Ali Harvey at Diamond League
• Jak Ali Harvey at Olympics.com
• Jak Ali Harvey at Olympedia
• Jak Ali Harvey at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
• Jak Ali Harvey at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)