Odane Skeen

Odane Skeen
Personal information
Nationality  Jamaica
Born (1994-08-28) 28 August 1994
Saint Catherine Parish
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) Sprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 100 m: 10.28 (Barcelona 2012)
200 m: 20.84 (George Town 2010)

Odane Skeen (born 28 August 1994) is a Jamaican sprinter.

Career

At the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, Skeen won the 100 metres in a new personal best of 10.42 seconds, ahead of Masaki Nashimoto and David Bolarinwa.[1][2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2009 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 1st 4×100m relay 40.76 CR
2010 CARIFTA Games (U-17) George Town, Cayman Islands 1st 100 m 10.53   (0.6 m/s)
1st 200 m 20.84 CR   (1.2 m/s)
1st 4×100 m relay 41.62
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st 100 m 10.84   (-2.3 m/s)
1st 200 m 21.64   (-2.1 m/s)
1st 4×100 m relay 40.88
World Junior Championships Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 2nd 4×100m relay 39.55

References

  1. Graham, Raymond (22 August 2010). "Golden run by Jamaica's Skeen". Jamaica Gleaner.
  2. Wong, Jonathan (22 August 2010). "Young Flyer". The Straits Times.


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