Darrell Wesh
 Darrell Wesh in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 January 1992 |
| Education | Virginia Tech |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Haiti and  United States of America |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
| College team | Virginia Tech Hokies[2] |
Darrell Wesh (born 21 January 1992) is a Haitian-American athlete competing in sprinting events.[3] Earlier he represented the United States. He is the Haitian 100m record holder at 10.16 seconds. He graduated from Landstown High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 2010 and Virginia Tech in 2015, earning a degree in property management. He competed in the 2016 Olympics for Haiti.[4][5]
His sister Marlena is also a sprinter.He likes to ride unicycles in his free time.
Competition record
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  United States
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| 2012 | NACAC U23 Championships | Irapuato, Mexico | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.94 |
| Representing Haiti
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| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 13th (sf) | 100 m | 10.32 |
| NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 18th (h) | 100 m | 10.39 | |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 32nd (h) | 60 m | 6.77 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 54th (h) | 100 m | 10.39 | |
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.14 (+0.9 m/s, Raleigh 2013)
- 200 metres – 20.70 (-0.4 m/s, Raleigh 2013)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.57 (Fayetteville 2013)
References
[edit]- ^ 2015 PanAm Games bio
- ^ "College team bio". Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ^ Darrell Wesh at World Athletics
- ^ "Virginia Beach sprinter Darrell Wesh is returning to the Olympics – this time to compete". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ^ "Former Landstown star has same dream, under a different flag". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
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