Rasheed Dwyer

Rasheed Dwyer (born 29 January 1989) is a Jamaican athlete specializing in the sprinting events. His two biggest successes to date are winning the gold in 200 metres at the 2011 Summer Universiade and also winning the gold (200 metres) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He studied at the G.C. Foster College in Spanish Town.

Rasheed Dwyer
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
2015 Beijing4×100m relay
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow200m
Universiade
2011 Shenzhen200m
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto200m
Representing Americas
Continental Cup
2010 Split200 m

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd (h)[1] 4 × 100 m relay 39.62
2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.31
2010 NACAC U23 Championships Miramar, Florida, United States 3rd 200m 20.64 (+2.8 m/s) w
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.36
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 2nd 200 m 20.49 (PB)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.78
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 9th (sf) 200 m 21.13
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.79
2011 Universiade Daegu, South Korea 1st 200 m 20.20 (PB)
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 2nd 200 m 20.23
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st (h) 4 × 200 m relay 1:20.15
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 1st 200 m 20.14
2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st 4 × 200 m relay 1:20.97
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 2nd 200 metres 19.90[2]
NACAC Championships San Jose, Costa Rica 1st 200 m 20.12 +1.8
World Championships Beijing, China 1st 4 × 100 m relay 37.36
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 20th (sf) 200 m 20.69
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 14th (sf) 200 m 20.82
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 4th 200 m 20.41
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.79
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 6th 4 × 100 m relay 38.88
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 5th 100 m 10.32
5th 4 × 100 m relay 39.01
World Championships Doha, Qatar 16th (sf) 200 m 20.54
11th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.15

Personal bests
  • 100 Metres – 10.10 (Kingston 2016)
  • 200 Metres – 19.80 (Toronto 2015)

References

Rasheed Dwyer at World Athletics

  1. Competed only in the heat.
  2. Set Pan Am Games Record 19.80 (+2.0) in semis


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