Zandrion Barnes

Zandrion Barnes

Zandrion Barnes in 2023
Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	(2001-08-17) 17 August 2001 (age 24)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400m: 44.90 (Kingston, 2023)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Jamaica NACAC Championships 2025 Freeport 4 × 400 m relay 2025 Freeport 4x400m Mixed

Zandrion Barnes (born 17 August 2001) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes over 400 metres. ^[1]

Career

Barnes reached final of the 400 metres at the Jamaican national championship in Kingston in 2023. ^[2] In June 2023, he ran a new personal best 400m time of 44.90 and followed this up by winning his first ever overseas event, in New York. ^[3] He also won the following month in Trinidad and Tobago. ^[4]

Barnes was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in 2023, where he qualified for the semi-finals. ^{[5] [6]}

In April 2024, he was selected as part of the Jamiacan team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, The Bahamas. ^[7] He competed in the mixed 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics. ^{[8] [9]}

In April 2025, he won ahead of Khaleb McRae in the men’s 400m at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa in a time of 45.29 seconds. ^[10] He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025. ^{[11] [12]} He reached the final of the 400 metres at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in June 2025. ^[13] He was a gold medalist at the 2025 NACAC Championships in Freeport, The Bahamas in both the mixed 4x400 metres relay and men's 400 metres relay. ^{[14] [15]} He was selected for the Jamaican relay team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^[16]

Statistics

Grand Slam Track results [17]
Slam	Race group	Event	Pl.	Time	Prize money
2025 Kingston Slam	Long sprints	400 m	8th	DQ	US$10,000
		200 m		21.59

References

1. "Z.Barnes". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
2. Wheeler, Daniel (3 August 2023). "JAAA pick Barnes ahead of improving McDonald". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
3. Reid, Paul A (June 26, 2023). "Barnes, Smikle win at New York City Grand Prix". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
4. Foster, Anthony (July 30, 2023). "Zandrion Barnes Wins 400m, Walcott Shines at TT Championships". Trackalerts.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
5. "Men's 400m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
6. Clarke, Athena (20 August 2023). "Jamaicans qualify for men's 400m semis". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
7. "Jamaica's youngsters to take World Relays stage". Jamaica Gleaner. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
8. "Mixed 4 x 400 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
9. Levy, Leighton (July 7, 2024). "JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sportsmax.tv. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
10. Levy, Leighton (27 April 2025). "Barnes wins 400m, Cartwright finishes second in hurdles at Drake Relays". SportsMax.tv. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
11. "Men's 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
12. Foster, Anthony (24 April 2025). "Blake Is Back! Thompson, Fraser-Pryce, and Jackson Headline Jamaica's World Relays Team". Track Alerts. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
13. Cowan, Sherdon (27 June 2025). "Pryce, Powell lead charge into 400m finals at National Champs". Sportamax. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
14. "NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
15. "Nacac Championships". World Athletics. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
16. "JAAA names 50-member World Champs team, Thomas-Dodd opts out". Jamaica Observer. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
17. "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track . Retrieved April 5, 2025.