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Sandrey Davison

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Sandrey Davison
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2003-01-25) 25 January 2003 (age 21)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 10.00s (Kingston, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Nairobi 4×100m relay
NACAC U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 San Jose 200m
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Silver medal – second place 2022 Kingston 200m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kingston 4x100m relay

Sandrey Davison (born 25 January 2003) is a Jamaican sprinter.[1]

Early life

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He attended St. Catherine High School in St. Catherine Parish in Jamaica.[2]

Career

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In July 2021, he won an NACAC Under-20 200m bronze medal in the 100 metres in San Jose, Costa Rica.[3] He was a silver medalist in the 4x100m relay at the 2021 World Athletics Championships in Nairobi.[4] He won back-to-back Jamaican U20 titles in the 100 metres in 2021 and 2022, lowering jis Personal best to 10.20 seconds in Kingston, Jamaica in June 2022.[5] He competed at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[6] However, he suffered a hamstring tear at the championships and was unable to run the final.[7]

Davison joined the Elite Performance Track Club in 2022 after signing a professional contract with sportswear manufacturing company Puma. However, he was only able to run four races in 2023. In March 2024, he joined the Michael Frater-led Dynamic Track Club.[8]

In April 2024, he was selected as part of the Jamiacan team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[9] He ran the anchor leg for the Hanaican 4x100m team that qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[10] He made his Diamond League debut at the 2024 Prefontaine Classic where he finished fifth in the 100 metres with a personal best time of 10.13 seconds.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Sandrey Davison". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ "St Catherine's Davison a genuine Carifta contender". Jamaica Gleaner. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ Lawrence, Hubert (March 9, 2022). "St Catherine's Davison aiming high". Jamaica Star. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. ^ "World U-20 Champs: Silver for Jamaica in men's 4x100m". Jamaica Observer. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Clayton sets 10.96 Jamaican U20 100m record in Kingston". World Athletics. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  6. ^ Jacks, Bradley (August 1, 2022). "Davison, Nkrumie safely through to 100m semis as World U-20 Championships get underway in Colombia". SportsMax. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Going pro 'best move for me' – Davison". Jamaica Gleaner. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Davison leaves Elite Performance to join Dynamic Speed". Jamaica News Online. March 12, 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Jamaica's youngsters to take World Relays stage". Jamaica Gleaner. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Jamaica books spot in Men's 4x100m final at World Athletics Relays". SportsMax. May 4, 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  11. ^ "2024 Prefontaine Classic: Sha'Carri Richardson Wins Big, Joe Kovacs Throws Far and Keely Hodgkinson Crushes Mary Moraa". Lets Run. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.