Rasheed Dwyer

Rasheed Dwyer
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1989-01-29) 29 January 1989 (age 35)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event200m
College teamGC Foster College
ClubSprintec Track Club
Medal record
Rasheed Dwyer
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beijing 4×100m relay
IAAF World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nassau 4×200 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nassau 4×200 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Nassau 4×200 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 200m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 4×100 m relay
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen 200m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan 200 m
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 200m
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Costa Rica 200 m
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mayaguez 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mayaguez 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barranquilla 4×100 m relay
CAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Havanna 4×100 m relay
Representing Americas
Continental Cup
Silver medal – second place 2010 Split 200 m

Rasheed Dwyer (born 29 January 1989) is a Jamaican athlete specializing in the sprinting events. His two biggest successes to date are winning the gold in 200 metres at the 2011 Summer Universiade and also winning the gold (200 metres) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He studied at the G.C. Foster College in Spanish Town.[1] Dwyer also represented Jamaica in the 200 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics, placing seventh in the final.[2]

Athletics Men's 200 Final - 27th Summer Universiade 2013 - Kazan (RUS) Dwyer takes second

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd (h)[3] 4 × 100 m relay 39.62
2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.31
2010 NACAC U23 Championships Miramar, Florida, United States 3rd 200m 20.64 (+2.8 m/s) w
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.36
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 2nd 200 m 20.49 (PB)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.78
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 9th (sf) 200 m 21.13
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.79
2011 Universiade Daegu, South Korea 1st 200 m 20.20 (PB)
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 2nd 200 m 20.23
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st (h) 4 × 200 m relay 1:20.15
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 1st 200 m 20.14
2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st 4 × 200 m relay 1:20.97
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 2nd 200 m 19.90[4]
NACAC Championships San Jose, Costa Rica 1st 200 m 20.12 +1.8
World Championships Beijing, China 1st 4 × 100 m relay 37.36
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 20th (sf) 200 m 20.69
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 14th (sf) 200 m 20.82
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 4th 200 m 20.41
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.79
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 6th 4 × 100 m relay 38.88
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 5th 100 m 10.32
5th 4 × 100 m relay 39.01
World Championships Doha, Qatar 16th (sf) 200 m 20.54
11th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.15
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 7th 200 m 20.21
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 23rd (sf) 200 m 20.87
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 17th (sf) 200 m 20.49

Personal bests

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  • 100 Metres – 10.10 (Kingston 2016)
  • 200 Metres – 19.80 (Toronto 2015)

References

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Rasheed Dwyer at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata

  1. ^ "Rasheed Dwyer". SprinTec Track Club. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Results - 200 Metres Men - Final". World Athletics. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ Competed only in the heat.
  4. ^ Set Pan Am Games Record 19.80 (+2.0) in semis


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