Kishane Thompson (born 17 July 2001) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[2] He won the the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 100 metres event.
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| Nationality | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 July 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 100 m: 9.77 s (2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
A member of the MVP Track Club, Thompson competed at the Jamaican national trials in June 2023, and ran 9.91 seconds for the 100 metres in his qualifying heat.[3] However, he pulled-out of the competition prior to the semi-final. This was pre-planned, his coach Stephen Francis explained that due to a number of injuries in previous years he had a schedule to avoid multiple-round running that year.[4]
Thompson made his Diamond League debut competing in the 100 metres in Monaco on 21 July 2023, running 10.04 seconds to finish fifth.[5] In September 2023, he lowered his 100 metres personal best to 9.85 seconds to finish second at the Diamond League event in Xiamen, China.[6][7]
On 27 June 2024, he ran 9.82 seconds for the 100 metres in the opening round at the Jamaican Olympic trials in Kingston, Jamaica.[8] In the subsequent final, he ran a new personal best of 9.77 seconds to win the Jamaican national title.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Tilastopaja Oy Track and field statistics | Kishane Thompson". Tilastopaja.eu. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Kishane Thompson". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ Williams, Melton (July 6, 2023). "Kishane Thompson upsets in 100m heat, Yohan Blake disqualified". Jamaica.Loopnews. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ Levy, Leighton (July 9, 2023). "One fast race was always the plan for Kishane Thompson - Stephen Francis". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "100m results Monaco Diamond League 21 July 2023". Watch-Athletics. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Results: Xiamen Diamond League 2023". Watch Athletics. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Moore, Susan (2 September 2023). "Christian Coleman steals 100m with 9.83 WL at Xiamen Wanda Diamond League". World-Track. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Whitfield, Janielle (June 27, 2024). "Kishane Thompson Drops 9.82 Stunner, Fraser-Pryce and Jackson Shine, Set for Epic 100m Showdown at Jamaica Olympic Trials". Track Alerts. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Thompson sets world-leading mark to win Jamaican 100m". Reuters. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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