Rohan Watson

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Rohan Watson
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 22)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m: 6.50 (Spanish Town, 2025)
100m: 9.91 (Kingston, 2023)
200m: 21.69 (Kingston, 2022)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Budapest 4×100 m relay

Rohan Watson (born 29 April 2002) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. In July 2023, he became Jamaican national champion over 100 metres. [1]

Career

Watson is a member of the MVP Club in Jamaica, [2] [3] where he is a training partner of Shericka Jackson. [4] Watson won the Jamaican national 100m title at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica on 7 July 2023, running 9.91 seconds. [5] The victory was considered an upset, with Oblique Seville and Ackeem Blake entering the competition as the favourites. [6] Earlier in the week, Watson had dipped below the 10-second barrier for the first time, running 9.98s in the heats. [7]

He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, where he reached the semi-finals of the 100m. [8] [9] [10]

In January 2025, he set a 60 metres personal best of 6.61 seconds at the Central Hurdles, Relays & Field Events Meet at the GC Foster College in St. Catherine. The was recorded into a -2.1m/s headwind. [11] He set a new personal best of 6.60 for the 60 metres at the Gibson McCook Relays on February 22, 2025 at the National Stadium in Kingston. On 1 March 2025, he won the 60 metres final at the Jamaican World Athletics Indoor Championships qualifier at GC Foster College with a new personal best 6.50 seconds, just ahead of Nishion Ebanks. [12] He was named in the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Rohan Watson". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Clarke, Athena (July 7, 2023). "NationalTrials: Watson shocks field in men's 100m". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Buchanan, Orane (July 7, 2023). "Watson shocks fast men with 9.91 national title".
  4. ↑ "Shericka Jackson sets year's best time as Sha'Carri Richardson reaches Worlds". BBC Sport. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Raynor, Kayon (July 8, 2023). "Jamaica's Jackson sizzles to world lead in 100-metre". Reuters. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Williams, Melton (7 July 2023). "Rohan Watson pulls off upset victory in men's 100m at National Trials". Jamaica.loopnews. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Jacks, Bradley (July 7, 2023). "Jackson runs blistering 10.65 to defend 100m title at JAAA/Puma National Senior Championships; Rohan Watson produces stunning upset to win men's title Featured". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Defending champions Fraser-Pryce and Jackson lead Jamaican team for WCH Budapest 23". World Athletics. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Meet the Complete Jamaican Contingent to the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest". Jamaicans.com. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Men's 100m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Jacks, Bradley (18 January 2025). "Thompson, Clayton record impressive 60m wins at Central Hurdles, Relays & Field Events Meet at GC Foster College". SportsMax. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  12. ↑ Williams, Melton (1 March 2025). "Tina Clayton and Rohan Watson win 60m finals at World Indoor qualifier". Jamaica Loopnews. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  13. ↑ Levy, Leighton (15 March 2025). "Ackera Nugent and Wayne Pinnock Lead Jamaica's Squad for World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing". SportsMax. Retrieved 15 March 2025.


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