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Rohan Watson (born 29 April 2002) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. In July 2023, he became Jamaican national champion over 100 metres.[1]
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| Nationality | Jamaican | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100m: 9.91 (Kingston, 2023) 200m: 21.69 (Kingston, 2022) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Watson is a member of the MVP Club in Jamaica,[2][3] where he is a training partner of Shericka Jackson.[4] Watson won the Jamaican national 100m title at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica on 7 July 2023, running 9.91 seconds.[5] The victory was considered an upset, with Oblique Seville and Ackeem Blake entering the competition as the favourites.[6] Earlier in the week, Watson had dipped below the 10-second barrier for the first time, running 9.98s in the heats.[7]
He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, where he reached the semi-finals of the 100m.[8][9][10]
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