Gary Card
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| Nationality | Jamaican | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 June 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 100m: 10.07 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gary Card (born 4 June 2007) is a Jamaican sprinter.[1]
Career
[edit]He won gold over 200 metres at the 2024 CARIFTA Games, where he also won silver in the 4x100m relay.
He won the 100m at the Jamaican junior championships in Kingston, running a personal best time of 10.07 seconds in July 2024.[2] This time placed him second on the Jamaican U20 all-time list.[3]
He qualified for the final at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 100 metres, in which he placed sixth overall.[4][5] Later at the Championships he won gold in the 4 x 100 metres relay.[6][7]
Personal life
[edit]He attended Wolmer's Boys School in Kingston, Jamaica.[8] He trains with Stephen Francis and the MVP Club in Jamaica.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gary Card". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Junior athletes impress at national champs". Jamaica Star. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "WU20 Lima 24 preview: sprints". World Athletics. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Graham, Raymond (28 August 2024). "Lukewarm start for Jamaica's U20s on chilly Peru day". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Cowan, Sherdon (August 28, 2024). "Ja's Alana Reid strikes gold as BVI's Adaejah Hodge, Bajan Kishawna Niles complete Caribbean sweep of 100m final at World U-20 Champs". Sportsmax. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Fayisa flies to 1500m gold for Ethiopia on day five in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (1 September 2024). "USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved Sep 1, 2024.
- ^ Graham, Raymond (17 August 2024). "Reid, Card head athletes for World Under-20 Champs". Jamaica Gleaner.
- ^ "The right 'Card' to play". Jamaica Gleaner. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
