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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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