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Nationality | Jamaican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 21 August 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 meters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Texas A&M Aggies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Puma International 2022-Present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charokee Young (born 21 August 2000) is a track and field athlete from Jamaica.[1]
Young came third in the Jamaican national championships over 400 metres in 2022. At the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon Young qualified from the heats for the semi finals in the 400 meters where she placed 16th in 51.41 and ran in the 4 x 400 metres relay in which the team won the silver medal.[2]
In February 2024, she competed in the 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow.[3][4] She was part of the 4x400m relay team which reached the final in Glasgow.[5]
Charokee Young is a 2-time NCAA Division 1 champion, former collegiate outdoor 4x400 m relay record holder, 9-time NCAA Division 1 All-American sprinter & Southeastern Conference Champion.