Lamara Distin
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| Born | 3 March 2000 Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Texas A&M Aggies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lamara Distin (born 3 March 2000)[1] is a Jamaican high jumper who won the gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[2]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Distin was born and raised in the Hanover Parish in Jamaica.
Secondary/High School
[edit | edit source]Distin competed for Hydel High School at the Jamaica track and field high school championship known as "Champs" [3]
Post Secondary/University
[edit | edit source]She is an NCAA Champion for Texas A&M University and the current Jamaican record holder in high jump.[4]
In 2023, she was named as a Pre-season candidate for the Bowerman award.[5]
References
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Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Jamaican women high jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century Jamaican sportswomen
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Jamaica
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field)
- Texas A&M Aggies women's track and field athletes
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Jamaica
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica
- Jamaican athletics biography stubs