Jura Levy

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Jura Levy
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1990-11-04) 4 November 1990 (age 33)
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 London 4×100 m relay
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Barranquilla 4x100 m relay
CAC Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Mayagüez 100 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Mayagüez 4×100 m relay
World Athletics Relays
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Nassau 4×200 m relay
NACAC Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Toronto 4×100 m relay
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Bydgoszcz 4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Vieux Fort 200 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Vieux Fort 4×100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Basseterre 4×100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Vieux Fort 100 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Basseterre 200 m
World Youth Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Ostrava Medley relay
CARIFTA Games (Youth)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Les Abymes 4×100 m relay

Jura Lanconia Levy (born 4 November 1990) is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Her personal bests for the events are 11.10 seconds and 22.76 seconds, respectively.

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She attended South Plains College and won four gold medals at the 2010 NJCAA championships, taking the 100 m and 200 m titles and two relay titles. [2] She has won a number of medals at the CARIFTA Games including a relay gold in 2006, 200 m bronze in 2008 and a sprints gold/silver double at the 2009 CARIFTA Games. [3] [4] [5]

At international level, she was a finalist in both the individual sprints at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics and reached the 200 m final at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics. [6] Her last appearance in the age group categories came at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, where she was a double sprints bronze medallist and took a silver medal in the 4×100 m relay. [7]

Levy began competing at the senior level in 2011. At the 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics in July she won silver medals over 100 m in the individual and relay competitions. [8] She was selected to represent Jamaica in the 100 m at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu and reached the semi-finals of the event. She ran in the heat stage of the women's relay and although she did not race in the final, she received a world silver medal as part of the team. [9]

Personal bests

EventTimeVenueDate
100 m11.10 (0.3 m/s) Kingston, Jamaica 24 June 2011
200 m22.76 (1.8 m/s) Hutchinson, Kansas 25 May 2011
400 m53.48 Lubbock, Texas 2 April 2011

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2005 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago 5th200 m24.38   (-1.0 m/s)
2006 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 4th200 m24.39   (-0.6 m/s)
5th400 m57.31
1st4 × 100 m relay45.66
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 7th (sf)100 m12.01   (0.8 m/s)
4th (sf)200 m24.28   (-1.5 m/s)
2ndMedley relay
(100m x 200m x 300m x 400m)
2:06.77
2008 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 4th100 m11.52 w  (2.5 m/s)
3rd200 m23.28   (1.4 m/s)
2nd4 × 100 m relay44.90
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 8th200 m 23.95   (-0.9 m/s)
2nd4 × 100 m relay 43.98
2009 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 2nd100 m11.33 w  (2.5 m/s)
1st200 m23.20   (1.5 m/s)
1st4 × 100 m relay45.04
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 15th (sf)100 m 11.19
3rd4 × 100 m relay 42.19
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 5th100 m 11.52
1st4 × 100 m relay 43.41
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 2nd4 × 100 m relay 43.33

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