Joel Johnson (athlete)

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Joel Johnson
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Nassau 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Nassau 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 George Town 4x100 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Willemstad 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Willemstad 4x100 m relay

Joel Johnson (born September 8, 2000) [1] is a Bahamian sprinter who mainly competes in the 100m and 200m. He broke the Junior National Record for the 100m with a 10.31 (+1.1w) run to win the 2018 CARIFTA Games in front of home crowd. [2] He helped his high school St. Augustine's College win their 28th Track and Field title at the B.A.I.S.S Track and Field Championships. [3] He broke his own Junior National record in 2019 running a time of 10.19 (+0.4) [4]

Johnson is currently serving a four year competition ban set to end in April 2028 for an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for stanozolol and methenolone in March 2024. [5] [6]

Personal bests

EventTimeVenueDate
100 m10.19 (+0.4) NJR Nassau, Bahamas 26 JUL 2019
200 m(20.87) +0.2 Nassau, Bahamas 17 JUN 2018

References

  1. "IAAF: Joel JOHNSON | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. "UPDATED - Carifta 2018 Day one: Healthy medal haul for Team Bahamas" . Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. "SAC takes third consecutive B.A.I.S.S. title". EW News. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. "Sprinter Joel Johnson Hopes To Make A Comeback". The Tribune 242. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. "Anti-Doping Rule Violations under the Bahamian Anti-Doping Program". Bahamas Anti-Doping Commission. 2024. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025.
  6. "Latest Sanctions for Doping and Non-Doping violations - December 2024" (PDF). Athletics Integrity Unit. 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2025.