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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | University of the West Indies: Kingston, JAM |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Psychology - University of the West Indies: Kingston, JAM |
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| Why this sport? | He watched a sports day at high school and was fascinated by athletics, so he joined the team the following year. |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Cuban hurdler Dayron Robles. (ucoz.com, 03 Nov 2011) |
| Ambitions | To reach the 110m hurdles final at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (jamaica-star.com, 08 Feb 2016) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Fitz Coleman [personal], JAM |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up athletics at high school. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Seizing the opportunities, clearing and breaking barriers." (Twitter profile, 22 Apr 2016) |
| Other information | NATIONAL FIRSTS He became the first person representing Jamaica to win a medal in the 110m hurdles at both the Olympic Games and world championships when he claimed bronze in London in 2012 and silver in Beijing, People's Republic of China, in 2015. In 2014 he became the first Jamaican to record a time below 13.00s in the 110m hurdles when he ran 12.94s at the Diamond League event in Paris, France. (jamaicaobserver.com, 13 Jan 2016; jamaicaobserver.com, 06 Jul 2014; jamaica-gleaner.com, 12 Jun 2013) |
| Injuries | He suffered an ankle injury at the 2013 National Championships in Jamaica. (jamaica-gleaner.com, 07 Apr 2014) |
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| Languages | English |