Rasheed Dwyer

Rasheed Dwyer

Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	(1989-01-29) 29 January 1989 (age 36)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	200 m
College team	GC Foster College
Club	Sprintec Track Club
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing   Jamaica World Championships 2015 Beijing 4 × 100 m relay IAAF World Relays 2015 Nassau 4 × 200 m relay 2014 Nassau 4 × 200 m relay 2017 Nassau 4 × 200 m relay Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 200 m 2010 Delhi 4 × 100 m relay Universiade 2011 Shenzhen 200 m 2013 Kazan 200 m Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 200 m NACAC Championships 2015 Costa Rica 200 m Central American and Caribbean Games 2010 Mayaguez 200 m 2010 Mayaguez 4 × 100 m relay 2018 Barranquilla 4 × 100 m relay CAC Championships 2009 Havanna 4 × 100 m relay Representing Americas Continental Cup 2010 Split 200 m

Rasheed Dwyer (born 29 January 1989) is a Jamaican athlete specializing in the sprinting events. His two biggest successes to date are winning the gold in 200 metres at the 2011 Summer Universiade and also winning the gold (200 metres) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He studied at the G.C. Foster College in Spanish Town. ^[1] Dwyer also represented Jamaica in the 200 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics, placing seventh in the final. ^[2]

Athletics Men's 200 Final - 27th Summer Universiade 2013 - Kazan (RUS) Dwyer takes second

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Jamaica
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd (h) [3]	4 × 100 m relay	39.62
2009	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.31
2010	NACAC U23 Championships	Miramar, Florida, United States	3rd	200 m	20.64 (+2.8 m/s)w
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	39.36
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	2nd	200 m	20.49 (PB)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.78
	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	9th (sf)	200 m	21.13
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.79
2011	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	1st	200 m	20.20 (PB)
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	2nd	200 m	20.23
2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	1st (h)	4 × 200 m relay	1:20.15
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	1st	200 m	20.14
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	4 × 200 m relay	1:20.97
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	2nd	200 m	19.90 [4]
	NACAC Championships	San Jose, Costa Rica	1st	200 m	20.12 +1.8
	World Championships	Beijing, China	1st	4 × 100 m relay	37.36
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	20th (sf)	200 m	20.69
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	14th (sf)	200 m	20.82
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	4th	200 m	20.41
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.79
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	6th	4 × 100 m relay	38.88
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	5th	100 m	10.32
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	39.01
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	16th (sf)	200 m	20.54
			11th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.15
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	7th	200 m	20.21
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	23rd (sf)	200 m	20.87
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	17th (sf)	200 m	20.49

Personal bests

• 100 Metres – 10.10 (Kingston 2016)
• 200 Metres – 19.80 (Toronto 2015)

References

Rasheed Dwyer at World Athletics

1. "Rasheed Dwyer". SprinTec Track Club. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
2. "Results - 200 Metres Men - Final". World Athletics. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
3. Competed only in the heat.
4. Set Pan Am Games Record 19.80 (+2.0) in semis