Jason Rogers (sprinter)

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Jason Rogers
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Personal information
Full nameJason Aliston Rogers
NationalityFlag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Born (1991-08-31) 31 August 1991 (age 32)
Sandy Point, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.01 (Basseterre 2013 and Miami 2021)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara 4×100 m relay
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Barranquilla 100 m
CAC Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Cali 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Mayagüez 4×100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Santo Domingo 100 m
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 George Town 100 m
Updated on 22 December 2014.

Jason Aliston Rogers (born 31 August 1991 in Sandy Point) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres.

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Rogers helped win a bronze medal as a part of the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Cali, Colombia. [1] He also finished sixth in the 100 metres final of the 2010 World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada. He has competed in three Olympic Games for his country (2012, 2016 and 2020). [2] At the 2020 Olympics, he was the flagbearer for Saint Kitts and Nevis. [3] He has also competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games, and the 2011 and 2013 World Championships. [4] [5]

Personal bests

EventResultVenueDate
Outdoor
100 m10.01 s(wind: +2.0 m/s) Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Basseterre 16 June 2013
200 m20.84 sA(wind: +0.6 m/s) Flag of Mexico.svg Ciudad de México 16 August 2014
Indoor
60 m6.52 s Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto, Ontario 15 February 2014

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
2006 CARIFTA Games (U17) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 4th (h)100 m11.26 (+0.4 m/s)
3rd (h)200 m23.46 (+0.1 m/s)
6th4 × 100 m44.23
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U17)
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 6th (h)100 m11.64 (+1.0 m/s)
5th4 × 100 m42.87
2008 CARIFTA Games (U20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 4th (sf)100 m10.58 w(+4.7 m/s)
6th (sf)200 m21.95 (-1.1 m/s)
7th4 × 100 m77.94
Leeward Islands Junior
Championships (U20)
Road Town, British Virgin Islands 1st100 m10.67 (+0.4 m/s)
2nd200 m22.33 (0.0 m/s)
2nd4 × 100 m43.62
Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 24th (h)100 m 10.81 A(+1.0 m/s)
3rd4 × 100 m 40.81
Commonwealth Youth Games Pune, India 3rd100 m10.52 (-0.1 m/s)
4th200 m21.43 (+0.2 m/s)
2009 CARIFTA Games (U20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 5th (sf)200 m21.69 w(+2.3 m/s)
4th4 × 100 m41.04
6th4 × 400 m3:18.23
Central American and Caribbean Championships La Habana, Cuba 22nd (h)100 m 10.68 (+0.1 m/s)
21st (h)200 m 21.85 (-0.3 m/s)
Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 6th100 m10.49 (+0.7 m/s)
4th (h)200 m22.16 (0.0 m/s)
7th4 × 400 m3:24.32
2010 CARIFTA Games (U20) George Town, Cayman Islands 2nd100 m10.48 (+0.8 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2nd100 m10.66 (-1.3 m/s)
World Junior Championships Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 6th100 m 10.49 (-0.7 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 7th4 × 100 m 39.43
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 8th100 m 10.92 (+0.1 m/s)
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 3rd4 × 100 m 39.07
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 3rd4 × 100 m 38.49
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 10th (sf)100 m 10.44 (-1.9 m/s)
2nd4 × 100 m 38.81
2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships Irapuato, México 1st100 m 10.06 A(+0.9 m/s)
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 5th (h)100 m 10.30 (+0.4 m/s)
6th (h)4 × 100 m 38.41
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, México 5th100 m 10.24 A(+0.5 m/s)
6th4 × 100 m 39.82 A
World Championships Moscow, Russia 15th (sf)100 m 10.15 (+0.4 m/s)
13th (h)4 × 100 m 38.58
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 14th (sf)60m 6.62
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 12th (B)4 × 100 m 39.07
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th (sf)100 m 10.30 (0.0 m/s)
4 × 100 m DNF
Pan American Sports Festival Ciudad de México, México 1st100 m 10.08 A(-1.3 m/s)
8th200 m 20.84 A(+0.6 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 4th4 × 100 m 39.35 A
2015 NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 6th100 m 10.29 (-0.1 m/s)
6th4 × 100 m 39.20
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15th (h)4 × 100 m 39.81
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 6th100 m 10.24
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 2nd100 m 10.15
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 8th (h)100 m 10.23 1
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 7th100 m 10.40
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 17th (sf)100 m 10.12

1Disqualified in the final

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References

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  2. "Jason ROGERS | Profile | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. "These were the flag bearers of athletics of America at the opening of Tokyo 2020". Pan American Athletics. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
(with Amya Clarke)
Tokyo 2020
Succeeded by
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