| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Jamaican | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 March 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 200m: 20.71 (Columbia, 2023) 400m: 44.81 (Austin, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Raheem Hayles (born 9 March 2001) is a Jamaican sprinter. [1]
He attended Springfield Gardens High School in Springfield, New York and North Carolina A&T and the University of Florida. [2] [3] [4]
He ran 45.22 seconds for the 400 metres to Jonah sixth at the NCAA final in Austin, Texas in June 2023, having run a 44.81 personal best in the heats. [5] [6] He was a gold medalist in the 4x400m relay at the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in San Salvador. [7]
He finished fourth in the 400 metres at the Jamaican Olympic trials in June 2024. [8] In July 2024, he was officially selected for the Jamaican team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [9] [10]
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