Jazeel Murphy

Jazeel Murphy
Personal information
Nationality  Jamaica
Born (1994-02-27) 27 February 1994
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) Sprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 100 m: 10.25 (Barcelona 2012)
200 m: 20.97 (Vieux Fort 2009)
Medal record
Athletics
Competitor for  Jamaica
World Junior Championships
2012 Barcelona 4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
2011 Montego Bay 100 m
2011 Montego Bay 4×100 m relay
2012 Hamilton 100 m
2013 Nassau 100 m
CARIFTA Games (Youth)
2009 Vieux Fort 100 m
2009 Vieux Fort 200 m
2009 Vieux Fort 4×100 m relay
Updated on 30 January 2015.

Jazeel Murphy (born 27 February 1994) is a Jamaican sprinter.

As early as 2009, he has been dubbed Jamaica's next great sprinter.[1] At the 2011 CARIFTA Games, Murphy ran a 10.27 sec to win the boys U20 100 metres title.[2][3]

Personal bests

Event Result Venue Date
100 m 10.25 s (wind: -1.2m/s) Spain Barcelona 11 Jul 2012
200 m 20.97 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) Saint Lucia Vieux Fort 13 Apr 2009

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2009 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 1st 100 m 10.41s (wind: +2.0 m/s)
1st 200 m 20.97s CR (wind: -0.2 m/s)
1st 4x100 m relay 40.76s CR
2011 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Montego Bay, Jamaica 1st 100 m 10.27s (wind: -0.2 m/s)
1st 4x100 m relay 39.75s
2012 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Hamilton, Bermuda 1st 100 m 10.31s w (wind: 5.7 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 1st 4x100m relay 39.39
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 5th 100 m 10.29 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
2nd 4x100m relay 38.97
2013 CARIFTA Games (U20) Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 100m 10.48 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
1st 4x100m relay 39.92
Pan American Junior Championships Medellín, Colombia 4th 100m 10.46 (wind: +1.8 m/s)
2nd 4x100m relay 39.68
2014 NACAC U-23 Championships Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada 2nd 4x100m relay 38.78

References

  1. ↑ Jamaica Gleaner News - Jamaica's 'next' great sprinter? No rush for Jazeel Murphy - Sport - Saturday | 2 May 2009
  2. ↑ Jazeel Murphy runs 10.27 to win Carifta Games title - Sporting Alert
  3. ↑ Murphy saves the day... As Bahamas upstage Ja in sprints - Sports - JamaicaObserver.com

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