Draft:Jo'Vaughn Martin
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{{Short description|American sprinter}}
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| name = Jo'Vaughn Martin
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| nationality = USA
| sport = Athletics
| event = Sprint
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| pb = 100m: 9.94s (Gainesville, 2021)
200m: 20.22s (Jacksonville, 2021)
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Jo'Vaughn Martin is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/jovaughn-martin-14774742|title=J.Martin|accessdate=6 July 2023|website=World Athletics}}
Career
From Houston, he attended Sam Houston University before transferring to Florida State University. During the 2021 track season he ran a 200 metres personal best time of 20.22 seconds in Jacksonville.{{cite web|url= https://eu.tallahassee.com/story/nolesports/2021/05/13/say-hello-florida-states-track-and-field-star-jovaughn-martin/5054664001/|website=Tallahassee.com|accessdate=6 December 2023|title= Say Hello to Florida State's track and field star Jo'Vaughn Martin|first=Antwan|last=Staley|date=13 May 2021}} On 17 April 2021, Martin broke the 10-second barrier when he clocked 9.94 seconds for the 100 metres running for Florida State University.{{cite web|title=Tom Jones Memorial Invitational Mens 100 Dash|website=Half-Mile Timing|date= 17 April 2021|accessdate=6 December 2023|url=https://live.halfmiletiming.com/meets/298/events/18/Final}}{{cite web|url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/jovaughn-martin-dashes-out-of-nowhere-to-share-world-lead/|website=Track and Field News|accessdate=6 December 2023|title= JoVaughn Martin Dashes Out Of Nowhere To Share World Lead|date=April 21, 2021|first=Ricky |last=Quintana}} His previous best had been a wind-assisted time of 10.17 seconds when he was competing for Sam Houston State in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=616608|website=Runnerspace|accessdate=6 December 2023|title= GRANT HOLLOWAY, JASMINE CAMACHO-QUINN AND JO'VAUGHN MARTIN ROLL TO WORLD-LEADING EFFORTS AT TOM JONES MEMORIAL|date=17 April 2023}} He finished fourth in the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships 100 metres final, in a time of 10.12 seconds.{{cite web|url= https://dt8v5llb2dwhs.cloudfront.net/Outdoor/2021/001-2_compiled.htm| title=results:Men 100 M (Final)|accessdate=6 December 2023|date=11 June 2021}} In 2022, at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, he finished fourth in a time of 10.09 seconds.{{cite web|url=https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Outdoor/2022/001-2_compiled.htm|title=results:Men 100 M (Final)|accessdate=6 December 2023|date=10 June 2022}}
He competed in the 4x100m relay at the 2023 NCAA Championships.
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