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Jamaican athlete
Romaine Beckford
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Nationality | Jamaican |
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Born | (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 21) |
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Sport |
Athletics |
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Event |
High jump |
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Personal best | High Jump 2.27m (Austin 2023) |
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Romaine Beckford (born 9 July 2002) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes in the high jump.
Career
From
Portland, Jamaica,
[1] Beckford attended
South Plains College for two years before transferring to the
University of South Florida. He set a personal best of 2.21m at the Tom Jones Memorial meet at the University of Florida in April 2022.
[2] Later that month, whilst competing at the Penn Relays in
Philadelphia in the high jump, he set a new personal best clearance of 2.23 metres.
[3] He finished eighth at the
2022 Commonwealth Games in
Birmingham in July 2022.
[4]
He won the
2023 NCAA Indoor Championships high jump title competing for the
University of Florida.
[5] In June 2023, he won the
NCAA Outdoor title with a personal best height of 2.27m, in
Austin, Texas.
[6] In July 2023, he won the Jamaican national title in
Kingston, Jamaica.
[7] He subsequently competed for Jamaica at the
2023 World Athletics Championships in
Budapest.
[8]
[9] He won the
2023 NACAC U23 Championships in
San José, Costa Rica.
[10]
He transferred to the
University of Arkansas for the 2023-24 season.
[11] In February 2024, he set an indoor personal best of 2.27 metres at the Razorback Invitational.
[12] He won the high jump at the
2024 NCAA Indoor Championships in March 2024 in
Boston, Massachusetts, doing so with a personal best indoors height of 2.27m.
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[14] He won the
2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor title in June 2024, with a clearance of 2.26m in
Eugene, Oregon.
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In July 2024, he was officially selected for the Jamaican team at the
2024 Paris Olympics.
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References
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"Jamaica's Romaine Beckford, Wayne Pinnock, and Terrence Jones of the Bahamas make latest edition of Bowerman Watch List". Sports Max. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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"High jumper Romaine Beckford sets sights on Commonwealth Games". Jamaica Observer. May 6, 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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^ Lawrence, Hubert (May 3, 2022).
"Romaine Beckford: Part of new high jump wave". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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"High Jump Results". World Athletics. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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"Romaine Beckford retains NCAA high jump title". Jamaica Observer. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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"Beckford Claims Men's High Jump National Champion Title and New Program Record Mark". gousfbulls. June 9, 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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^ Williams, Melton (July 7, 2023).
"Romaine Beckford claims national high jump title at Jamaica Trials". Jamaica Loopnews. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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^ Wheeler, Daniel (10 July 2023).
"Beckford hopes to be on world stage in 2023". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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"High Jump Results". World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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"Romaine Beckford clears 2.19m for victory in high jump at Arkansas Invitational". Caribbean National Weekly. January 16, 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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"Romaine Beckford leaves South Florida for University of Arkansas for 2023/2024 NCAA season". SportsMax. July 17, 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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"Jamaican Romaine Beckford named SEC Field Athlete of the Week". Caribbean National Weekly. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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"Texas Tech and Arkansas win men's, women's titles at 2024 NCAA DI indoor track and field championships". ncaa.com. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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"WAYNE PINNOCK ON ROMAINE BECKFORD WINNING HIGH JUMP TITLE, ARKANSAS' SECOND-PLACE TEAM FINISH - NCAA D1 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024". Dyetsat. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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^ Rodriguez, Kyle (7 June 2024).
"Here Are The NCAA Track And Field Championships Results On Day 3". Flotrack. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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^ Levy, Leighton (July 7, 2024).
"JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 8 July 2024.