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Trinidad and Tobago athlete (born 2002)
Leah Bertrand
Personal information
NationalityTrinidad and Tobago
Born (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 22)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m: 7.20 (Lubbock, 2024)
100m: 11.08 (Bloomington, 2023)
200m: 22.98 (Ann Arbor, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Salvador 4×100 m relay
NACAC U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Jose 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2023 San Jose 4x100 m

Leah Bertrand (born 26 July 2002) is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago. She was national champion over 100 metres in 2022.

Career

She was a silver medalist in the 100 metres at the NACAC U20 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica in 2021. She reached the semi finals of the 100 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi.

She became national champion over 100 metres in June 2022 in Port-of-Spain. She won the gold medal in the U23 Caribbean Games in the 4x100m relay in Guadeloupe. She represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

She ran a personal best 11.08 seconds on her way to winning the Big Ten Championships in Bloomington, Indiana in May 2023. She was a silver medalist at the 2023 U23 NACAC Championships in Costa Rica over 100 metres. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x100m relay at the same championships. She competed in the 100 metres for Trinidad and Tobago at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

Competing for Ohio State University she ran a wind-assisted 11.05 seconds for the 100 metres to finish seventh at the NCAA Division 1 Championship final in Eugene, Oregon.

She participated in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay competitions.

References

  1. "Leah Bertrand". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. "Bertrand, Benjamin on NACAC podium". Trinidad Express. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. "Trinidad and Tobago's Leah Bertrand misses World U-20 Champs 100m final". Newsday. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  4. "Trinidad & Tobago Championships". World Athletics. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. "Anthony Cox wins 400m gold at Caribbean Games". SportsMax. July 4, 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  6. "Caribbean Games (U23)". World Athletics. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  7. "XXII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  8. "LEAH BERTRAND 1ST PLACE WOMEN'S 100M - BIG TEN OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Runnerspace. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  9. "Mia Brahe-Pedersen wins NACAC U23 100m title with championships record". World-Track. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  10. "Jereem first Trinidad and Tobago athlete on track at 'Worlds". newsday.co.tt. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  11. "LEAH BERTRAND IN FORM". tv6tnt.com. June 13, 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  12. "Bertrand and Lewis battle for NCAA titles". Guardian.tt. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  13. "Bertrand 7th in NCAA 100 final". Trinidad Express. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

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