Odean Skeen

Odean Skeen

Personal information
Nationality	Jamaica
Born	(1994-08-28) 28 August 1994 (age 31) Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event	Sprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 9.98 (Auburn 2017) 200 m: 20.84 (George Town 2010)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Jamaica World Junior Championships 2010 Moncton 4×100 m relay 2012 Barcelona 4×100 m relay 2012 Barcelona 100 m Youth Olympic Games 2010 Singapore 100 m 2010 Singapore Medley relay CAC Youth Championships 2010 Santo Domingo 100 m 2010 Santo Domingo 200 m 2010 Santo Domingo 4×100 m relay CARIFTA Games (Youth) 2009 Vieux Fort 4×100 m relay 2010 George Town 100 m 2010 George Town 200 m 2010 George Town 4×100 m relay

Odean Skeen (born 28 August 1994) is a Jamaican sprinter.

Career

At the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, Skeen won the 100 metres in his then-personal best of 10.42 seconds, ahead of Masaki Nashimoto and David Bolarinwa. ^{[1] [2]} On 21 April 2017, while competing for Auburn University at the War Eagle Invitational in Auburn, Alabama, Skeen set a new personal best of 9.98, becoming the 15th Jamaican to break the 10-second barrier.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Jamaica
2009	CARIFTA Games (U-17)	Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia	1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.76 CR
2010	CARIFTA Games (U-17)	George Town, Cayman Islands	1st	100 m	10.53   (0.6 m/s)
			1st	200 m	20.84 CR  (1.2 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.62
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	1st	100 m	10.84   (-2.3 m/s)
			1st	200 m	21.64   (-2.1 m/s)
			1st	4×100 m relay	40.88
	World Junior Championships	Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.55

References

1. Graham, Raymond (22 August 2010). "Golden run by Jamaica's Skeen". Jamaica Gleaner.
2. Wong, Jonathan (22 August 2010). "Young Flyer". The Straits Times .

External links

• Odean Skeen at World Athletics