Brijesh Lawrence

BJ Lawrence
Lawrence at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Brijesh Sharmari Lawrence
Nationality  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Born (1989-12-27) 27 December 1989
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres
College team Doane College
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 100 m: 10.12 s (Crete 2012)
Medal record
Representing  Saint Kitts and Nevis
World Championships
2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara4×100 m relay
CAC Championships
2011 Mayagüez 4×100 m relay
Updated on 23 December 2014.

Brijesh Sharmari "BJ" Lawrence (born 27 December 1989) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2011 World Championships.[1]

He studied at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska.[2][3]

Personal bests

EventResultVenueDate
Outdoor
100 m10.12 s (wind: +1.2 m/s)United States Crete, Nebraska21 Apr 2012
200 m20.34 s (wind: +1.1 m/s)United States Walnut, California19 Apr 2014
Indoor
60 m6.62 s AUnited States Albuquerque, New Mexico8 Feb 2014
200 m20.99 sUnited States Lincoln, Nebraska19 Feb 2011

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Saint Kitts and Nevis
2010 NACAC Under-23 Championships Miramar, Florida, United States 8th 100m 10.45 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
10th (h) 200m 21.10 w (wind: +2.8 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 17th (h) 100m 10.51 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
19th (h) 200m 21.53 (wind: -1.0 m/s)
7th 4 × 100 m relay 39.43
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 6th (qf) 100m 10.62 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 13th (h) 100m 10.61 (wind: -1.5 m/s)
4th 200m 21.03 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.07
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 43rd 200m 21.16 (wind: -1.1 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.49
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 14th (sf) 200m 20.82 A (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.81 A
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 18th (sf) 60m 6.80
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 6th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.41
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, México 16th (h) 100m 10.43 A (wind: +1.7 m/s)
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 20th (sf) 60m 6.68
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 12th (B) 4 × 100 m relay 39.07
2nd 4 × 200 m relay 1:20.51
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 8th (sf) 100m 10.49 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
5th (h) 200m 21.21 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
Pan American Sports Festival Ciudad de México, México 6th 200m 20.46 A (wind: +0.6 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.35 A
2015 NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 7th 200m 21.03 (wind: +1.8 m/s)
6th 4 × 100 m relay 39.20
World Championships Beijing, China 39th (h) 100 m 10.40
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 62nd (h) 100 m 10.55
15th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.81
2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 8th (B) 4 × 100 m relay 41.07
10th (h) 4 × 200 m relay 1:24.89

References

  1. ↑ "Usain Bolt leads Jamaica to record win". ESPN.com. 4 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "BJ Lawrence". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ↑ National Champ Now a Tiger, Doane College Tigers, 2 September 2012, retrieved 23 December 2014


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