Jerome Campbell

Jerome Campbell

Personal information
Born	(2002-11-20) 20 November 2002 (age 22)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	60m hurdles 7.49 (2025) 110m hurdles: 13.30 (2024)

Jerome Campbell (born 20 November 2002) is a Jamaican sprint hurdler. ^[1]

Early life

He attended Calabar High School in Kingston, Jamaica, prior to studying in the United States at the University of Colorado. ^[2]

Career

In February 2025, he lowered his personal best for the 60 metres hurdles to 7.55 seconds whilst running in Fayetteville, Arkansas. ^{[3] [4]}

He ran a personal best 7.54 seconds in the premieres, and then lowered it to 7.49 seconds for the 60m hurdles to finish second at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach on 15 March 2025. The time moved him to joint third fastest on the all-time Jamaican list, equal with Ronald Levy, and behind only Omar McLeod and Maurice Wignall. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

He was selected for the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025, where he qualified for the final and placed seventh overall. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. "Jerkme Campbell". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
2. "Jerome Campbell sets meet record at Arkansas". Jamaica Observer. 21 Feb 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
3. "Jerome Campbell and Regina Mpigachai set records for Northern Colorado indoor track". Reporter Herald. 22 Feb 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
4. Levy, Leighton (21 Feb 2025). "Jamaicans Jerome Campbell and Marissa Simpson Dominate 60m Hurdles at Arkansas Qualifier". SportsMax. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
5. Jacks, Bradley (15 March 2025). "Northern Colorado's Jerome Campbell produces personal best 7.49 for silver in men's 60m hurdles at NCAA Indoor Championships". SportsMax. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
6. Delaney, Anne (March 15, 2025). "Northern Colorado hurdler Jerome Campbell broke own record in 2nd place finish at NCAA indoor championships". Greeley Tribune. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
7. "NCAA Indoors: Jerome Campbell runs third fastest 60m hurdles by a Jamaican". Jamaica Observer. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
8. Levy, Leighton (15 March 2025). "Ackera Nugent and Wayne Pinnock Lead Jamaica's Squad for World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing". SportsMax. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
9. "Jamaicans Prince, Campbell fall short in 60m Hurdles final as Caribbean's medal hunt continues". SportsMax. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.