Ryiem Forde
Jamaican athlete
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Ryiem Forde (born 23 May 2001) born is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. In July 2023, he was runner-up in the Jamaican national championship over 100 metres.[1]
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| Nationality | Jamaican | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 9.95 (Budapest, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Forde attended Jamaica College in Kingston, Jamaica.[2][3]
Career
In May 2023, Forde ran a new personal best time for the 100 metres of 10.07 seconds in Atlanta, finishing behind compatriot Oblique Seville.[4][5]
In July 2023, he was runner-up in the Jamaican national championship 100 metres.[6] In doing this, he ran a new personal best time of 9.96 seconds for the 100 metres.[7]
He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[8][9] He qualified for the final of the 100m, where he finished eighth.[10]
In April 2024, he was selected as part of the Jamiacan team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, The Bahamas.[11]
He ran 9.98 seconds to finish fourth in the 100 metres at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships.[12] was named in the Jamaican squad for the 2025 NACAC Championships where he won the silver medal in the 100 metres in a time of 10.01 seconds.[13][14] In September 2025, he competed in the men's 4 x 100 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[15][16]
