Jevaughn Minzie

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Jevaughn Minzie
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Born (1995-07-20) 20 July 1995 (age 28)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) Sprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.02 (Kingston 2016)
200 m: 20.37 (Kingston 2014)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m relay
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Barcelona 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Oregon 4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Fort-de-France 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Fort-de-France 4×100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Hamilton 4×100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Nassau 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Fort-de-France 200 m
CARIFTA Games (Youth)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Montego Bay 4×100 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Montego Bay 4×400 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Montego Bay 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Montego Bay 200 m

Jevaughn Minzie (born 20 July 1995) is a Jamaican sprinter. He is one of only fourteen youth sprinters to run 100 metres in less than 10.3 seconds.

In the 200 metres final of the 2011 CARIFTA Games, Minzie mimicked Usain Bolt's 2008 Beijing pre-finish celebration, but was subsequently caught by Machel Cedenio. [1] He was a part of the Jamaican relay team which won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, running only in the heats.

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