Nesta Carter
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Date of Birth: 7 November 1974
Age: 37
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 62 kg
Discipline: Track and Field
Club/Team: MVP Track Club
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A Jamaican sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres event. In August 2010 he became only the fifth sprinter to ever run the 100 metres in less than 9.8 seconds.
Carter has also been successful as part of the Jamaican 4 x 100 metres relay team, setting the world record and Olympic record at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and a member of the 2007 World Championship silver medal 4 x 100 metres relay team.
Carter attended Manchester High School in central Jamaica. He is a member of the MVP (Maximising Velocity and Power) Track & Field Club based at the University of Technology (U-Tech), Kingston, and is coached by Stephen Francis
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
4 x 100 m Olympic Champion 2008
4 x 100 m World Champion 2011
4 x 100 m World Championships Silver Medallist 2007
60 m World Indoor Silver Medallist 2012
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PERSONAL BESTS
EVENT | TIME | PLACE | DATE |
50M Indoor | 5.67 | New York | 28 Jan 2012 |
60M Indoor | 6.49 | Birmingham | 18 Feb 2012 |
100y Outdoor | 9.74+ | Ostrava | 27 May 2010 |
100M Outdoor | 8.78 | Rieti | 29 Aug 2010 |
200M Indoor | 21.67 | New York NY | 12 Mar 2005 |
200M Outdoor | 20.25 | Kingston | 7 May 2011 |
400M Outdoor | 47.82 | Kingston | 31 Jan 2009 |
PHOTOS
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VIDEO
IAAF World Championships 2011: 4x100m Relay Final 37.04 WR
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