Tina Clayton
Personal information
Born (2004-08-17) 17 August 2004 (age 19)
Jamaica
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Nairobi 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Nairobi 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cali 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cali 4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kingston 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kingston 4×100 m relay
NACAC U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 San José 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 San José 4x100 m relay

Tina Clayton (born 18 August 2004) is a Jamaican sprinter. She won gold medals for both the 100 metres and 4 × 100 m relay at both the 2021 and 2022 World Under-20 Championships. Clayton set a championship record in her individual event in 2022, while Jamaican women's relay team broke the world u20 record on both occasions with times of 42.94 s and 42.59 s respectively..[1][2]

Tina has a twin sister, Tia Clayton, who ran the anchor leg of those world records relays.

Biography

Tina Clayton attends Edwin Allen High School in Clarendon, Jamaica.[3][4][5]

She won the girls 100 m and 4 × 100 m gold medals at the 2021 NACAC U18 Championships.[6]

Clayton took the U20 100 m title at the 2022 CARIFTA Games in 11.22 seconds ahead of her twin sister, Tia Clayton, who earned the silver medal in 11.30.[7] Jamaican women's 4 × 100 m relay team set there a world U20 record time which was not ratified because one of the four members of the quartet of Serena Cole, Tina Clayton, Brianna Lyston and Tia Clayton was not drug tested.[8]

International competitions

Representing  Jamaica
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2021 NACAC U18 Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 100 m 11.17
1st 4 x 100 m relay 45.49
World U20 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st 100 m 11.09 PB
1st 4 x 100 m relay 42.94 WU20R
2022 CARIFTA Games Kingston, Jamaica 1st 100 m 11.22
1st 4 x 100 m relay 42.58 CR[note 1]
World U20 Championships Cali, Colombia 1st 100 m 10.95 CR
1st 4 x 100 m relay 42.59 WU20R

Notes

  1. ^ World U20 record time not ratified because one of the four members of the quartet of Serena Cole, Tina Clayton, Brianna Lyston and Tia Clayton was not drug tested.[8]

References

  1. ^ Foster, Anthony (2021-08-22). "Clayton twin leads Jamaica to 4×1 world record". TrackAlerts.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ Foster, Anthony (2022-08-05). "Jamaica women set U20 4x100m world record in Cali". TrackAlerts.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  3. ^ Wheeler, Daniel (May 16, 2021). "Tina Clayton proud of twin Tia's redemption". The Gleaner.
  4. ^ Graham, Raymond (2021-08-20). "Clayton strikes gold in Nairobi". The Gleaner. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  5. ^ "World U-20 | Tina Clayton, Cole capture gold, silver for Jamaica in women's 100 metres". The Gleaner. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  6. ^ "NACAC – Teenagers Clayton, Reid and Hibbert lead Jamaica to top honours in San Jose". NACAC Athletics. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  7. ^ Taylor, Gladstone (April 16, 2022). "Clayton twins secure gold, silver for Jamaica in Girls U20 100m". The Gleaner.
  8. ^ a b "No new World Record for U20 4x100 Jamaicans". The Gleaner. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-06-01.

External links

World U20 Champions in women's 100 metres
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