Tina Clayton (athlete)
Tina Clayton (born 18 August 2004) is a Jamaican sprinter. She is the 2021 World Athletics U20 Champion in the 100m. She attends Edwin Allen High School in Clarendon, Jamaica.[1] [2] She won the 100 m and 4x100 m gold medal in the 2021 NACAC U18 Championships.[3] She ran the second leg of the 4 x 100m Relay that broke the World Jr Record at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in a time of 42.94. [4] Her twin sister Tia Clayton ran the anchor leg of the relay. Tina Clayton also won the Girls U20 100m title at the 2022 Carifta Games in 11.22 seconds ahead of her twin sister, Tia, who took the silver medal in 11.30.[5]
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| Nationality |  Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 2004 Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 11.09 (Nairobi 2021) 200 m: 23.30 (Kingston 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- Wheeler, Daniel (May 16, 2021). "Tina Clayton proud of twin Tia's redemption". The Jamaica Gleaner.
- Graham, Raymond (August 20, 2021). "Clayton strikes gold in Nairobi". The Jamaica Gleaner.
- "NACAC – Teenagers Clayton, Reid and Hibbert lead Jamaica to top honours in San Jose". NACAC. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "CLAYTON TWIN LEADS JAMAICA TO 4×1 WORLD RECORD". trackalerts.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- Taylor, Gladstone (April 16, 2022). "Clayton twins secure gold, silver for Jamaica in Girls U20 100m". The Jamaica Gleaner.
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