Kimar Farquharson

Kimar Farquharson

Farquharson at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Jamaica
Born	(2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 (age 24)
Sport
Sport	Track and Field
Event	800m
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Jamaica World Indoor Championships 2025 Nanjing 4x400 m relay Carifta Games Junior (U20) 2019 George Town 800 meters

Kimar Farquharson (born 20 May 2001) is a Jamaican runner. ^[1]

Career

He won the gold medal in the 800 metres at the 2019 CARIFTA Games in Grand Cayman. ^[2] Competing for South Plains College he was runner-up to compatriot Tyrice Taylor at the 2023 National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Outdoor Championships in New Mexico, over 800 metres. ^[3]

Running for Texas A&M University, he won the men's 800m title at the Tom Jones Memorial in Gainesville, Florida in April 2024, leading home a Jamaica 1-2-3 in a time of 1:46.69, narrowly beating Jamaican national record holder Navasky Anderson, with Tarees Rhoden in third. ^[4] He was a member of the Texas A&M University team which ran a time of 2:58.37 minutes in the men’s 4x400m relay to win the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in June 2024. ^[5]

He won the men’s indoors 800 metres at the Ted Nelson Invitational running for Texas A&M University in a time of 1:48.73 seconds in January 2025. ^[6]

He won a silver medal in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

References

1. "Kimar Farquharson" . Retrieved 23 March 2025.
2. Foster, Anthony (22 April 2019). "Williams, Foote win double gold". Track Alerts. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
3. Levy, Leighton (22 May 2023). "Tyrice Taylor, Rushana Dwyer, DeSean Boyce among winners at NJCAA Division 1 Championships". SportsMax. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
4. "Farquharson leads 1-2-3 Jamaica finish in 800m at Tom Jones Memorial". Jamaica.Loopnews. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
5. "Its about respect". Jamaica Observer. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
6. "NCAA wins for Kimar Farquharson, Ralford Mullings". Jamaica Observer. 27 Jan 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
7. "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
8. "USA dominates men's 4x400m in Nanjing". World Athletics. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
9. "Pinnock and Men's 4x400m Relay Win Silver as World Indoors Ends in Nanjing". SportsMax. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.