Assinie Wilson
{{Short description|Jamaican sprinter (born 2002)}}
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| nationality = Jamaican
| sport = Athletics
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| pb = 400m: 45.51 (2023)
400m hurdles: 48.36 (2024)
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{{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}}
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{{Medal|Competition|NACAC U23 Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2023 San Jose|4x400m relay}}
{{Medal|Silver|2023 San Jose|400m hurdles}}
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Assinie Wilson (born 10 April 2002) is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. He competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.{{cite web|title= Assinie Wilson|website=World Athletics|accessdate=31 March 2025|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/assinie-wilson-14836145}}
Career
In 2023, he was a member of Titans International Track Club.{{cite web|url= https://trackalerts.com/2023/05/124953-2/|website=Track Alerts|accessdate=31 March 2025|title= Yohan Blake and Briana Williams Make Their Mark at JAAA All-Comers Meeting|date=15 May 2023}} He was a silver medalist in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in Costa Rica, with a time of 49.70 seconds.{{cite web|url= https://trackalerts.com/2023/07/jamaican-athletes-shine-at-nacac-u18-and-u23-championships-in-costa-rica/ |website=Track Alerts|accessdate=31 March 2025|title= Jamaican Athletes Shine at NACAC U18 and U23 Championships in Costa Rica|date=21 July 2023}} At the same Championships, he won a gold medal in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7147652?eventId=204595|website=World Athletics|accessdate=16 July 2024|title= NACAC U23 Championships|date=21 July 2023}} He ran a personal best 48.50 seconds to finish third at the 2023 Jamaican Athletics Championships over 400 metre hurdles.{{cite web|url= https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/jamaica-s-shericka-jackson-sets-fastest-time-of-year-in-women-s-100m-gets-budapest-ticket|website=StraitsTimes|accessdate=31 March 2025|title= Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson sets fastest time of year in women’s 100m, gets Budapest ticket
}} He was selected for the 400m hurdles at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/world-athletics-championships-budapest-2023-7138987/news/news/jamaican-team-budapest-23|website=World Athletics|accessdate=31 March 2025|title= Defending champions Fraser-Pryce and Jackson lead Jamaican team for WCH Budapest 23|date=3 August 2023}}
In April 2024, he was selected as part of the Jamiacan team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.{{cite web|website=Jamaica Gleaner| title= Jamaica’s youngsters to take World Relays stage|url= https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20240417/jamaicas-youngsters-take-world-relays-stage#google_vignette |date=17 April 2024|accessdate=17 April 2024}} He ran a personal best 48.36 for the 400 metres hurdles but was out-dipped by Jaheel Hyde into fourth place at the Jamaican Olympic Trials in June 2024.{{cite web|url= https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20240702/you-can-count-me-out-all-you-want|website=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=31 March 2025|title= ‘You can count me out all you want’|date=2 July 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7211616?eventId=10229612|website=World Athletics|accessdate=31 March 2025|title= Jamaican Championships|date=27 June 2024}}
In March 2025, coached by Greg Little, alongside Malik James-King, he opened his 2025 season with a time of 48.68 seconds in the men’s 400m hurdles at the Velocity Fest 16 meet in Jamaica.{{cite web|url= https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/assinie-wilsons-world-leading-48-68-just-the-beginning-says-coach-gregory-little#:~:text=Assinie%20Wilson%20sent%20a%20strong,at%20Jamaica%20College's%20Ashenheimz |website=SportsMax|accessdate=31 March 2025|title= Assinie Wilson’s World-Leading 48.68 Just the Beginning, Says Coach Gregory Little|date=27 March 2025}} He was announced as a competitor at the inaugural Grand Slam Track event, in Kingston, Jamaica, held in April 2025.{{cite web|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/athletics/grand-slam-track-schedule-times-tv-b2724479.html|website=Independent|access-date=31 March 2025|title= Grand Slam Track: Schedule, times and start lists for first-ever event|first=Flo|last=Clifford|date=31 March 2025}}
Statistics
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Category:Jamaican male hurdlers