 Seville at the Paris 2024 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 March 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Calabar High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Racers Track Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Glen Mills | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oblique Seville (born 16 March 2001) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He finished fourth in the men's 100 metres at the 2022 and 2023 World Athletics Championships.
Seville attended Calabar High School and is coached by Racers Track Club coach Glen Mills. 2019 was a breakthrough year for Seville: At the 2019 CARIFTA Games in George Town, Cayman Islands, he won the 100 metres in a time of 10.24s as well as the 4x100 metres relay. He also won the 100m at the Jamaican U20 Championships in Kingston in 10.13s. He also finished second in the 100m at the 2019 Pan American U20 Championships in San José, Costa Rica in 10.21s and won silver in the 4x100 metres relay. [2]
The COVID-19 pandemic prevented him from competing for most of 2020 but Seville impressed again in April 2021 at the Jamaican Olympic Trials qualification, running the fastest 100m time. [3] At the actual Jamaican Olympic trials in June 2021 for the delayed 2020 Summer Games, he was the fourth fastest with 10.10 seconds. [4] In the final Seville finished third in the 100m behind Tyquendo Tracey, and Yohan Blake to secure his place at the Olympics. [5]
In Tokyo, Seville reached the Olympic semi-finals. He went one better and qualified for the final at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. [6] In the final of the 100 m he finished fourth. [7]
Seville finished third in the 2023 Jamaican national championships 100m race, behind surprise winner Rohan Watson. [8] Competing at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, he equalled his personal best in his first qualifying heat, running 9.86 seconds for the 100 metres. In the final of the 100 m he finished fourth. [9]
In March 2024, he lowered his 200 metres personal best time to 20.17 in Kingston, Jamaica. [10] in May 2024, he ran 19.96 for a straight 200 metres in Atlanta. [11] He ran a personal best and world-leading time of 9.82 seconds to win the Racers Grand Prix in Kingston, Jamaica on 1 June 2024, with Noah Lyles in second place. [12]
In August 2024, at the Paris 2024 Olympics he further improved his 100 m personal best to 9.81 seconds to win his semi-final, before placing eighth in the final. [13] [14]
In December 2024, it was announced that he had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track. [15] In the opening slam held in Kingston, he finished second over 100 metres, running 10.08 seconds (-1.3). [16] At the second event in Miami, he finished second over 100 metres and third in the 200 metres to finish overall runner-up to Kenny Bednarek in the two-race short sprint category. [17] He improved his 100 m seasons best to 9.97 seconds at the Racers Grand Prix in Kingston, Jamaica on 7 June 2025. [18] He ran 9.83 seconds to finish runner-up to Kishane Thompson in the 100m at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships. [19] On 19 July, he ran 9.86 seconds to win the 100 metres ahead of Noah Lyles and Letsile Tebogo at the 2025 London Athletics Meet, part of the 2025 Diamond League. [20]
| Grand Slam Track results [21] | |||||
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| Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
| 2025 Kingston Slam | Short sprints | 100 m | 2nd | 10.08 | US$30,000 |
| 200 m | 5th | 20.43 | |||
| 2025 Miami Slam | Short sprints | 100 m | 2nd | 9.84 | US$50,000 |
| 200 m | 3rd | 20.13 | |||
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