Brijesh Lawrence

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| caption = Lawrence at the 2016 Olympics

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| name = BJ Lawrence

| fullname = Brijesh Sharmari Lawrence

| nationality = {{SKN}}

| sport = Running

| event =100 metres, 200 metres

| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1989|12|27|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis

| collegeteam = Doane College

| residence =

| height={{height|m=1.80}}

| weight={{cvt|93|kg}}

| updated = 23 December 2014

| pb =

100 m: 10.12 s (Crete 2012)

| medaltemplates =

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Brijesh Sharmari "BJ" Lawrence (born 27 December 1989) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2011 World Championships.{{Cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/story/_/id/6929910/2011-track-field-world-championships-usain-bolt-helps-jamaica-win-men-4x100-relay |title=Usain Bolt leads Jamaica to record win |date=4 September 2011 |work=ESPN.com }}

He studied at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/bj-lawrence-1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011633/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/bj-lawrence-1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 April 2020 | title=BJ Lawrence | publisher=Sports-Reference | accessdate=12 August 2018 }}

{{ Citation

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| first =

| date = 2 September 2012

| title = National Champ Now a Tiger

| url = http://www.doane.edu/news/national-champ-now-a-tiger

| publisher = Doane College Tigers

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| accessdate = 23 December 2014

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Personal bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date
class="wikitable"
colspan="4"\|Outdoor
100 m	10.12 s (wind: +1.2 m/s)	{{flagicon\|USA}} Crete, Nebraska	21 Apr 2012
200 m	20.34 s (wind: +1.1 m/s)	{{flagicon\|USA}} Walnut, California	19 Apr 2014
colspan="4"\|Indoor
60 m	6.62 s A	{{flagicon\|USA}} Albuquerque, New Mexico	8 Feb 2014
200 m	20.99 s	{{flagicon\|USA}} Lincoln, Nebraska	19 Feb 2011

International competitions

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{SKN}}
rowspan=6\|2010 \|rowspan=2\|NACAC Under-23 Championships \|rowspan=2\|Miramar, Florida, United States \|8th \|100m \|10.45 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
10th (h) \|200m \|21.10 w (wind: +2.8 m/s)
rowspan=3\|Central American and Caribbean Games \|rowspan=3\|Mayagüez, Puerto Rico \|17th (h) \|100m \|10.51 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
19th (h) \|200m \|21.53 (wind: -1.0 m/s)
7th \|4 × 100 m relay \|39.43
Commonwealth Games \|Delhi, India \|6th (qf) \|100m \|10.62 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
rowspan=7\|2011 \|rowspan=3\|Central American and Caribbean Championships \|rowspan=3\|Mayagüez, Puerto Rico \|13th (h) \|100m \|10.61 (wind: -1.5 m/s)
4th \|200m \|21.03 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
bgcolor="cc9966"\|3rd \|4 × 100 m relay \|39.07
rowspan=2\|World Championships \|rowspan=2\|Daegu, South Korea \|43rd \|200m \|21.16 (wind: -1.1 m/s)
bgcolor="cc9966"\|3rd \|4 × 100 m relay \|38.49
rowspan=2\|Pan American Games \|rowspan=2\|Guadalajara, Mexico \|14th (sf) \|200m \|20.82 A (wind: +0.5 m/s)
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|4 × 100 m relay \|38.81 A
rowspan=2\|2012 \|World Indoor Championships \|Istanbul, Turkey \|18th (sf) \|60m \|6.80
Olympic Games \|London, United Kingdom \|6th (h) \|4 × 100 m relay \|38.41
2013 \|Central American and Caribbean Championships \|Morelia, México \|16th (h) \|100m \|10.43 A (wind: +1.7 m/s)
rowspan=8\|2014 \|World Indoor Championships \|Sopot, Poland \|20th (sf) \|60m \|6.68
rowspan=2\|World Relays \|rowspan=2\|Nassau, Bahamas \|12th (B) \|4 × 100 m relay \|39.07
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|4 × 200 m relay \|1:20.51
rowspan=3\|Commonwealth Games \|rowspan=3\|Glasgow, United Kingdom \|8th (sf) \|100m \|10.49 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
5th (h) \|200m \|21.21 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
– \|4 × 100 m relay \|DNF
Pan American Sports Festival \|Ciudad de México, México \|6th \|200m \|20.46 A (wind: +0.6 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games \|Xalapa, México \|4th \|4 × 100 m relay \|39.35 A
rowspan=3\|2015 \|rowspan=2\|NACAC Championships \|rowspan=2\|San José, Costa Rica \|7th \|200m \|21.03 (wind: +1.8 m/s)
6th \|4 × 100 m relay \|39.20
World Championships \|Beijing, China \|39th (h) \|100 m \|10.40
rowspan=2\|2016 \|rowspan=2\|Olympic Games \|rowspan=2\|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \|62nd (h) \|100 m \|10.55
15th (h) \|4 × 100 m relay \|39.81
rowspan=2\|2017 \|rowspan=2\|IAAF World Relays \|rowspan=2\|Nassau, Bahamas \|8th (B) \|4 × 100 m relay \|41.07
10th (h) \|4 × 200 m relay \|1:24.89

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colspan="6"|Representing {{SKN}}

rowspan=6|2010

|rowspan=2|NACAC Under-23 Championships

|rowspan=2|Miramar, Florida, United States

|8th

|100m

|10.45 (wind: +1.7 m/s)

10th (h)

|200m

|21.10 w (wind: +2.8 m/s)

rowspan=3|Central American and Caribbean Games