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| Born | (2004-08-17) 17 August 2004 (age 20) Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tina Clayton (born 17 August 2004) is a Jamaican sprinter. She won gold medals for both the 100 metres and 4 × 100 m relay at both the 2021 and 2022 World Under-20 Championships. Clayton set a championship record in her individual event in 2022, while Jamaican women's relay team broke the world u20 record on both occasions with times of 42.94 s and 42.59 s respectively..
Tina has a twin sister, Tia Clayton, who ran the anchor leg of those world records relays.
Biography
Tina Clayton attends Edwin Allen High School in Clarendon, Jamaica.
She won the girls 100 m and 4 × 100 m gold medals at the 2021 NACAC U18 Championships.
Clayton took the U20 100 m title at the 2022 CARIFTA Games in 11.22 seconds ahead of her twin sister, Tia Clayton, who earned the silver medal in 11.30. Jamaican women's 4 × 100 m relay team set there a world U20 record time which was not ratified because one of the four members of the quartet of Serena Cole, Tina Clayton, Brianna Lyston and Tia Clayton was not drug tested.
National Championships Results
| Year | Competition | Place | Event | Position | Time | Notes |
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| 2019 | Jamaican U18 Championships | Kingston | 100m | 2nd | 11.51 | +1.2w |
| 2021 | Jamaican U20 Championships | Kingston | 100m | 1st | 11.25 | 0.0w |
| Jamaican U20 Championships | Kingston | 200m | 1st | 23.61 | -1.7w | |
| 2022 | Jamaican U20 Championships | Kingston | 100m | 1st | 10.96 | +1.0w |
| 2023 | Jamaican Championships | Kingston | 100m | 6th (semi-final) | 11.44 | -0.9w |
| 2024 | Jamaican Championships | Kingston | 100m | 6th (semi-final) | 11.26 | +1.5w |
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2021 | NACAC U18 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | 100 m | 11.17 | |
| 1st | 4 x 100 m relay | 45.49 | ||||
| World U20 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st | 100 m | 11.09 | PB | |
| 1st | 4 x 100 m relay | 42.94 | WU20R | |||
| 2022 | CARIFTA Games | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | 100 m | 11.22 | |
| 1st | 4 x 100 m relay | 42.58 | CR | |||
| World U20 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1st | 100 m | 10.95 | CR | |
| 1st | 4 x 100 m relay | 42.59 | WU20R |
Notes
- World U20 record time not ratified because one of the four members of the quartet of Serena Cole, Tina Clayton, Brianna Lyston and Tia Clayton was not drug tested.
References
- Foster, Anthony (2021-08-22). "Clayton twin leads Jamaica to 4×1 world record". TrackAlerts.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- Foster, Anthony (2022-08-05). "Jamaica women set U20 4x100m world record in Cali". TrackAlerts.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- Wheeler, Daniel (May 16, 2021). "Tina Clayton proud of twin Tia's redemption". The Gleaner.
- Graham, Raymond (2021-08-20). "Clayton strikes gold in Nairobi". The Gleaner. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- "World U-20 | Tina Clayton, Cole capture gold, silver for Jamaica in women's 100 metres". The Gleaner. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- "NACAC – Teenagers Clayton, Reid and Hibbert lead Jamaica to top honours in San Jose". NACAC Athletics. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- Taylor, Gladstone (April 16, 2022). "Clayton twins secure gold, silver for Jamaica in Girls U20 100m". The Gleaner.
- ^ "No new World Record for U20 4x100 Jamaicans". The Gleaner. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
External links
| World U20 Champions in women's 100 metres | |
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