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Julian Chiagoziem Reid (born 23 September 1988 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaica-born British athlete competing in the long and triple jump. He switched his allegiance to Great Britain in 2011.
He went to Texas A&M University. [1]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Jamaica | |||||
| 2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 35th (q) | Long jump | 6.41 m |
| 2006 | CAC Junior Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 5th | High jump | 2.05 m |
| 2007 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | 2nd | High jump | 2.08 m |
| 1st | Long jump | 7.39 m | |||
| Pan American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | Long jump | 7.55 m | |
| 6th | Triple jump | 15.11 m | |||
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 4th | Long jump | 7.76 m |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 27th (q) | Triple jump | 16.49 m |
Representing  Great Britain | |||||
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 3rd | Long jump | 7.96 m |
| 5th | Triple jump | 16.61 m | |||
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 21st (q) | Long jump | 7.73 m |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 13th (q) | Triple jump | 16.52 m |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.76 m |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 17th (q) | Triple jump | 15.93 m |
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