Jehue Gordon

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Jehue Gordon
Jehue Gordon Moscow 2013.jpg
Gordon at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Born (1991-12-15) 15 December 1991 (age 31)
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) 400 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 46.43 s (Marabella 2010)
400 m h: 47.69 s (Moscow 2013)
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Moscow 400 m hurdles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Moncton 400 m hurdles
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto 4x400 m relay
CAC Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Havana 400 m hurdles

Jehue Gordon (born 15 December 1991) is a Trinidadian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. He turned professional on 24 June 2010, [1] and signed a deal with Adidas in August 2010. [2]

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Formerly a pupil of Belmont Boys' Secondary R.C. School and Queen's Royal College in Port of Spain, [3] he began his international athletics career at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where he finished fifth in the semi-finals at the age of 16. He was the bronze medallist in the 400 m hurdles at the 2008 CARIFTA Games and went on to win the gold medal the following year, recording a championship record of 50.01 seconds. [4] His success continued in the form of a bronze medal at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, where he ran a time of 49.45 seconds, [5] and a silver at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.

He qualified for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and surprised by setting a world-age best and senior national record of 48.66 seconds in the heats. [6] He progressed through the rounds and reached the final, finishing in fourth with a 48.26-second national record. [7] Statisticians A. Lennart Julin and Mirko Jalava picked out Gordon's performances as sign of promise for future success. [8] At the start of the 2010 season, he took a 400 m and 110 metres hurdles double at the trials for the CARIFTA Games. [9] He went on to improve the championship records in both the 110 and 400 m hurdles at the 2010 CARIFTA Games, earning himself that year's Austin Sealy Trophy.

He took part in both the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. [10]

When he won the 400 m hurdles at the 2013 World Championships, he set a new national record of 47.69. [11] The year after, he won silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. [11]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
2008 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3rd400 m hurdles53.18
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 15th (sf)400 m hurdles 52.26
4th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:07.60
2009 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 1st110 m hurdles13.86 (+0.7 m/s)
1st400 m hurdles50.01 CR
1st4 × 400 m relay3:10.20
World Championships Berlin, Germany 4th400 m hurdles 48.26 NR
2010 CARIFTA Games (U-20) George Town, Cayman Islands 1st110 m hurdles13.41 CR (+1.3 m/s)
1st400 m hurdles49.76 CR
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:11.59
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-20)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st400 m hurdles50.26 CR
1st4x400 m relay3:08.19
World Junior Championships Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 1st400m hurdles 49.30
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 3rd400 m hurdles 50.10
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 9th (sf)400 m hurdles 49.08
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 6th400 m hurdles 48.86
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 1st400 m hurdles 47.69 NR
6th4 × 400 m relay 3:01.74
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 2nd400 m hurdles 48.75
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 31st (h)400 m hurdles 49.91
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 35th (h)400 m hurdles 49.98
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 8th400 m hurdles 50.02
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 7th400 m hurdles 50.12

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References

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