Tyquendo Tracey

Tyquendo Tracey (born June 10, 1993 in Trelawny, Jamaica) is a Jamaican professional athlete competing in the sprints. He is the 2018 Jamaican champion in the 100 m and the 2018 NACAC champion, setting the championship record of 10.03 s in the process. Just three weeks earlier, he became the 135th man and 20th Jamaican to break the 10-second barrier by running 9.96 s in a qualifying heat at the London Anniversary Games on July 21, 2018. Later that same day, he did it a second time, running 9.98 s in the finals.[3] Tracey later anchored the Americas team to victory in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2018 Continental Cup.

Tyquendo Tracey
Tracey at the 2019 ISTAF in Berlin
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1993-06-10) 10 June 1993[1]
Trelawny, Jamaica[2]
ResidenceJacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
Coached byRana Reider
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 60 m: 6.74 (Spanish Town 2018)
  • 100 m: 9.96 (London 2018)
  • 200 m: 20.39 (Kingston 2015)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Athletics World Cup[note 1]
2018 London 100 m
2018 London 4×100 m relay
NACAC Championships
2018 Toronto 100 m
NACAC U-23 Championships
2014 Kamloops 100 m
2014 Kamloops 4×100 m relay
World Junior Championships
2012 Barcelona 4×100 m relay
CACAC Junior Championships
2012 San Salvador 4×100 m relay
2012 San Salvador 100 m
Representing the Americas
Continental Cup[note 2]
2018 Ostrava 4×100 m relay

Tracey went to Garvey Maceo High School before enrolling at the Jamaican University of Technology in 2012. He joined the MVP Track Club where former 100 m world record holder Asafa Powell trains, coached by Stephen Francis. However, despite a successful 2018 season he was asked to leave before the year ended.[4][5] He now trains in the U.S. under the tutelage of coach Rana Reider.[6]

Statistics

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[7]

Personal bests
EventTimeWind (m/s)VenueDate
100 m9.96+0.2London, EnglandJuly 21, 2018
200 m20.39+1.6Kingston, JamaicaJune 27, 2015
4×100 m relay37.95n/aLondon, EnglandAugust 12, 2017
4×200 m relay1:23.24n/aPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.April 30, 2016

100 m seasonal bests
YearTimeWind (m/s)VenueDate
201110.73+0.8Kingston, JamaicaMarch 12
201210.33 w+3.3Kingston, JamaicaJune 16
10.61+0.9San Salvador, El SalvadorJune 29
201310.35+0.9Kingston, JamaicaJune 20
201410.21+0.2Kamloops, British Columbia, CanadaAugust 8
201510.14+0.8Kingston, JamaicaJune 25
201610.27−0.9Kingston, JamaicaJuly 1
201710.12+0.5Kingston, JamaicaJune 23
20189.96+0.2London, EnglandJuly 21
201910.00+0.4Kingston, JamaicaJune 21

International championship results
YearCompetitionPositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
2012CACAC Junior Championships2nd100 m
1st4×100 m relay
World Junior Championships5th (quarter 4)200 m
2nd4×100 m relay38.97 s, junior NR[note 3]
2014NACAC U23 Championships2nd100 m
2nd4×100 m relay
2017Universiade4th100 m
World Championships1st (semi 2)4×100 m relayQ[note 4]
2018Athletics World Cup[note 1]2nd4×100 m relay
1st100 m
NACAC Championships1st100 m
4th4×100 m relay
2019World Relays3rd (semi 1)4×100 m relayq[note 4]
World Championships4th (semi 3)100 m
Representing the Americas
2018Continental Cup[note 2]1st4×100 m relay

National titles
  • Jamaican Championships
    • 100 m: 2018

Notes
  1. Not to be confused with the IAAF World Cup, now known as the Continental Cup.
  2. Formerly known as the IAAF World Cup, not to be confused with the Athletics World Cup.
  3. Shared with Odean Skeen, Jevaughn Minzie, and Jazeel Murphy for Jamaica.
  4. Tyquendo Tracey did not run in the final.

References
  1. https://www.eurosport.com/athletics/tyquendo-tracey_prs424187/person.shtml
  2. https://annakayearobinson.wordpress.com/2014/08/17/tyquendo-tracey/
  3. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Tyquendo_Tracey_joins_Jamaica%26%238217;s_100m_sub-10_club?profile=1228
  4. Leighton levy (October 25, 2018). "NACAC 100m champion Tyquendo Tracey parts ways with MVP Track Club". sportsmax.tv. SportsMax. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  5. ""Franno" explains Tracey's exit from MVP". rjrnewsonline.com. RJR News. February 8, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  6. Hubert Lawrence (March 5, 2019). "'I Want To Be World-Class' - Tracey - Ambitious Sprinter Outlines Goals". jamaica-gleaner.com. The Gleaner. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  7. "ATHLETE PROFILE Tyquendo TRACEY". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
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