Jason Carty

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Jason Carty
Born10 November 1969
DiedSeptember 2021(2021-09-00) (aged 51) [1]
NationalityBritish
OccupationMasters Sprint Athlete

Jason Carty (10 November 1969 - September 2021) was a British masters sprint athlete and world record holder. [2]

Masters Athletics Career

At the European Masters Indoor Championships in March 2015, Carty won the gold medal in the 60 m in the M45 category in a time of 7.24. [3] Later in the year, after a successful British Masters Championships, Carty came second in the 100 m at the World Masters Championships to Reggie Pendland of the US, just ahead of his British rival Darren Scott. [4]

In 2016, Carty was diagnosed with lung cancer. But he returned to competitive athletics and at the World Masters Athletics Championships in 2018 he took gold in the M45 100 m in a new British record, and also won the 4 × 100 m relay. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Jason Carty: 1969-2021". England Athletics. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "The courageous Jason Carty". BMAF. 13 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ros Tabor and Darren Scott among athletes to impress in Torun". AW. 29 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Anthony Whiteman among World Masters winners in Lyon". AW. 10 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Interview with World Masters sprint champion Jason Carty". 14 October 2018.
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