Julian Forde

Julian Forde

Personal information
Nationality	Barbados
Born	(2001-04-22) 22 April 2001 (age 23)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	60m: 6.62s (2024) 100m: 10.25s (2022)

Julian Forde (born 22 April 2001) is a Barbadian sprinter. ^[1]

Early life

He was raised in a religious family and attended Harrison College. He was the Barbados Secondary Schools Athletics Championship winner over 100 metres and 200 metres in 2019. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

He competed in the American collegiate system for Louisiana Tech University and North Texas University. ^{[4] [5]} He won the 60 metres race at the Arkansas Invitational in 6.70 seconds in January 2024. ^[6]

He ran a season's best of 6.64 seconds for the 60 metres in 2025. ^[7] He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025 2025, where he finished in seventh place in the final of the 60 metres race, with a time of 6.64 seconds. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. "Julian Forde". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
2. "CARIFTA team named". Barbados Today. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
3. "My unsung heroes". Barbados Today. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
4. "Preview: LA Tech at NCAA East Regional". latechsports.com. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
5. "Julian Forde to Compete for Barbados at World Indoor Track & Field Championships". BVM Sports. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
6. "Ackera Nugent and Corey Jones: Jamaican Victors at Arkansas Invitational". Track Alerts. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
7. "AA Barbados names 4-person team to World Indoor Championships in Nanjing". SportsMax. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
8. "Watson and Forde Finish Fifth and Seventh in 60m Final at World Indoors". SportsMax. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
9. "4 athletes heading to China for World Indoor Championships". cbc.bb. March 15, 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.