Ryiem Forde (born 23 May 2001) born is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. In July 2023, he was runner-up in the Jamaican national championship over 100 metres.[1]
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| Nationality | Jamaican | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 2001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 9.95 (Budapest, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
editForde attended Jamaica College in Kingston, Jamaica.[2][3]
Career
editIn May 2023, Forde ran a new personal best time for the 100 metres of 10.07 seconds in Atlanta, finishing behind compatriot Oblique Seville.[4][5]
In July 2023, he was runner-up in the Jamaican national championship 100 metres.[6] In doing this, he ran a new personal best time of 9.96 seconds for the 100 metres.[7]
He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[8][9] He qualified for the final of the 100m, where he finished eighth.[10]
In April 2024, he was selected as part of the Jamiacan team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Ryiem Forde". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Reid, Paul A. (May 4, 2021). "MENACING". Jamaica Ovserver. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Lawrence, Hubert (February 4, 2022). "Williams, Anderson set for big clash at New Balance meet". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Seville wins men's 100m at Atlanta City Games". Jamaica Observsr. May 6, 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ ""Bad Day" for Dacres, New Lease on Life for McDonald and Seville wins in Atlanta". athleticsja.org. May 10, 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "SURPRISE! SURPRISE!". Jamaica Observer. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Raynor, Kayon (July 8, 2023). "Jamaica's Jackson sizzles to world lead in 100-metre". Reuters.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Defending champions Fraser-Pryce and Jackson lead Jamaican team for WCH Budapest 23". World Athletics. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Meet the Complete Jamaican Contingent to the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest". Jamaicans.com. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Men's 100m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Jamaica's youngsters to take World Relays stage". Jamaica Gleaner. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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