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Nationality | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 27 February 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.25 (Barcelona 2012) 200 m: 20.97 (Vieux Fort 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 30 January 2015 |
Jazeel Murphy (born 27 February 1994) is a Jamaican sprinter.
As early as 2009, he has been dubbed Jamaica's next great sprinter. [1] At the 2011 CARIFTA Games, Murphy ran a 10.27 sec to win the boys U20 100 metres title. [2] [3]
Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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100 m | 10.25 s(wind: -1.2 m/s) | Barcelona | 11 Jul 2012 |
200 m | 20.97 s(wind: +1.4 m/s) | Vieux Fort | 13 Apr 2009 |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Jamaica | |||||
2009 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia | 1st | 100 m | 10.41s (wind: +2.0 m/s) |
1st | 200 m | 20.97s CR(wind: -0.2 m/s) | |||
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.76s CR | |||
2011 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Montego Bay, Jamaica | 1st | 100 m | 10.27s (wind: -0.2 m/s) |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.75s | |||
2012 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Hamilton, Bermuda | 1st | 100 m | 10.31s w(wind: 5.7 m/s) |
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.39 | |
World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | 100 m | 10.29 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.97 | |||
2013 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Nassau, The Bahamas | 2nd | 100m | 10.48 (wind: -0.4 m/s) |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.92 | |||
Pan American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 4th | 100m | 10.46 (wind: +1.8 m/s) | |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.68 | |||
2014 | NACAC U-23 Championships | Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.78 |
2022 | NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 5th | 200 m | 20.92 |
3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.93 |
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