Jak Ali Harvey

Jak Ali Harvey, formerly Jacques Montgomery Harvey (born 4 May 1989 in Hanover Parish, Jamaica) is a former Jamaican sprinter.[2] He now competes for Turkey.[3]

Jak Ali Harvey
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1989-05-04) 4 May 1989
Hanover Parish, Jamaica [1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m 9.92 (Erzurum 2016)
200 m 20.38 (Ankara 2015)
Medal record
Representing  Jamaica
Summer Universiade
2011 Shenzhen100 m
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
2016 Amsterdam 100 m
2018 Berlin4 × 100 m relay
2018 Berlin 100 m
European Games
2019 Minsk100 m
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona100 m
Representing Europe
Continental Cup
2018 Ostrava4 × 100 m relay

Harvey won the silver medal of the 100 m event at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He became the first ever Turkish athlete to win a medal in that event at the European Championships.[4]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
2010 NACAC U23 Championships Miramar, Florida, United States 5th 100m 10.26 (+1.7 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.36
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.96
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 1st 100 m 10.14
– (h) 4 × 100 m relay DQ
Representing  Turkey
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 15th (sf) 100 m 10.08
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 100 m 10.07
14th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.58
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10th (sf) 100 m 10.03
40th (h) 200 m 20.58
10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.30
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 12th (sf) 100 m 10.16
7th 4 × 100 m relay 38.73
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 1st 100 m 10.10
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.50
European Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd 100 m 10.01
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 37.98
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 7th 4 × 100 m relay 39.13
World Championships Doha, Qatar – 4 × 100 m relay DQ

References
  1. "Jacques Harvey switches allegiance to Turkey". Jamaican Observer. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. "Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  3. "Profile". trackalerts.com. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  4. "Jak Ali Harvey'den gümüş madayla". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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