Dexter Lee

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Nationality Jamaica
Born (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 34)
Dexter Lee
Personal information
Nationality Jamaica
Born (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 34)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)
100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.06 (São Paulo 2011)
200 m: 20.86 (Spanish Town 2010)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Daegu4 × 100 m relay
CAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Mayagüez4 × 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2011 Mayagüez100 m
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Bydgoszcz100 m
Gold medal – first place2010 Moncton100 m
Silver medal – second place2008 Bydgoszcz4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2010 Moncton4 × 100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Gold medal – first place2008 Basseterre4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2008 Basseterre100 m
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Ostrava100 m
Bronze medal – third place2007 OstravaMedley relay
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Gold medal – first place2006 Port of Spain4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2006 Port of Spain100 m
CARIFTA Games (Youth)
Gold medal – first place2006 Les Abymes100 m
Gold medal – first place2006 Les Abymes4 × 100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2007 Providenciales100 m
Gold medal – first place2007 Providenciales200 m
Gold medal – first place2007 Providenciales4 × 100 m relay

Dexter Lee (born 18 January 1991) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialised in the 100 and 200 metres. He became the first athlete to win back-to-back titles at World Junior Championships in Athletics when he won the 100 metres in 2008 and 2010.[1]

In 2006, his first international appearance ended with the win of two gold medals (100 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay) at the CARIFTA Games.,[2][3][4] followed by three gold medals (100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay) at the 2007 CARIFTA Games.[5][6][7] He won the 100 metres at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics in a time of 10.51 seconds, before backing that up with the 100 metre title at the 2008 World Junior Championships in 10.40 seconds. In 2010, he won the 100 metres at the championships in Moncton with a time of 10.21 seconds. He was disqualified after a false start in the 200 m first round heats.[8] He also won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

In October 2009, Lee moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he joined a training group that includes two-time Olympic 200 m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown.[9] He has plans to enroll in a junior college in Atlanta.

Lee is a former student of Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay.[10] He is one of nine children—seven boys and two girls—and his older brother Keniel was himself a finalist in the Jamaican high school championships 100 metres.[9]

Personal Bests

DistanceTimevenue
100 m10.06 sSão Paulo (22 May 2011)
200 m20.86 sSpanish Town (13 June 2010)

Achievements

References

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