Jevaughn Minzie

Jevaughn Minzie (born 20 July 1995) is a Jamaican sprinter. He is one of only fourteen youth sprinters to run 100 metres in less than 10.3 seconds.

Jevaughn Minzie
Personal information
Nationality Jamaica
Born (1995-07-20) 20 July 1995
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)Sprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.02 (Kingston 2016)
200 m: 20.37 (Kingston 2014)

In the 200 metres final of the 2011 CARIFTA Games, Minzie mimicked Usain Bolt's 2008 Beijing pre-finish celebration, but was subsequently caught by Machel Cedenio.[1] He was a part of the Jamaican relay team which won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, running only in the heats.

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