Nishion Ebanks
Jamaican athlete (born 2000)
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Nishion Ebanks (born 13 April 2000) is a Jamaican sprinter.[1]
Biography
Ebanks is a member of the MVP Track Club based in Jamaica and ran by sprint coach Paul Francis.[2] He ran a personal best for the 100 metres of 10.32 seconds at the 2023 Jamaican Track and Field Championships in Kingston, Jamaica.[3]
In January 2025, he set a 60 metres personal best of 6.54 seconds at the Central Hurdles, Relays & Field Events Meet at the GC Foster College in St. Catherine. This came despite the race being run into a -2.1 m/s headwind.[4]
On 1 March 2025, he placed second in the 60 metres final at the Jamaican World Athletics Indoor Championships qualifier at GC Foster College in a time of 6.57 seconds.[5][6] He was named in the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025.[7]
Ebanks ran 6.59 seconds for the 60 metres (+1.4) at the 2026 Gibson McCook Relays in Kingston.[8] Having lowered his personal best to 10.18 seconds in the semi-final, Ebanks placed fourth in the 100 metres final at the senior Jamaican Athletics Championships on 19 June 2026, with a time of 9.99 seconds.[9][10] He was named in the Jamaica team for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[11]