Jak Ali Harvey

Jak Ali Harvey
Personal information
Nationality  Turkey
Born (1989-05-04) 4 May 1989
Hanover Parish, Jamaica [1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 100 m 9.92 (Erzurum 2016)
200 m 20.38 (Ankara 2015)
Medal record
Representing  Jamaica
Summer Universiade
2011 Shenzhen100 m
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
2016 Amsterdam 100 m
2018 Berlin4 × 100 m relay
2018 Berlin 100 m
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona100 m
Representing Europe Europe
Continental Cup
2018 Ostrava4 × 100 m relay

Jak Ali Harvey, formerly Jacques Montgomery Harvey (born 4 May 1989 in Hanover Parish, Jamaica) is a former Jamaican sprinter.[2] He now competes for Turkey.[3]

Harvey won the silver medal of the 100 m event at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He became the first ever Turkish athlete to win a medal in that event at the European Championships.[4]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2010 NACAC U23 Championships Miramar, Florida, United States 5th 100m 10.26 (+1.7 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.36
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.96
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 1st 100 m 10.14
– (h) 4 × 100 m relay DQ
Representing  Turkey
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 15th (sf) 100 m 10.08
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 100 m 10.07
14th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.58
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10th (sf) 100 m 10.03
40th (h) 200 m 20.58
10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.30
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 12th (sf) 100 m 10.16
7th 4 × 100 m relay 38.73
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 1st 100 m 10.10
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.50
European Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd 100 m 10.01
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 37.98

References

  1. ↑ "Jacques Harvey switches allegiance to Turkey". Jamaican Observer. 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  2. ↑ "Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Profile". trackalerts.com. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Jak Ali Harvey'den gümüş madayla". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2016-07-08.


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