Jasmine Abrams
{{Short description|Guyanese sprinter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Jasmine Abrams
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| image = Jasmine Abrams on The Final Leg Track & Field.jpg
| caption = Abrams in 2022
| nationality = Guyanese
| sport = Athletics
| event = 100 metres
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|3|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = New York, New York, U.S.
| death_date =
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|medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}
{{MedalCountry|{{GUY}}}}
{{Medal|Competition| Pan American Games}}
{{MedalSilver|{{nowrap|2023 Santiago}}|{{nowrap|100 m}}}}
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Jasmine Abrams (born 14 March 1994) is a Guyanese Olympic athlete.
Career
In January 2020, Abrams set a new national indoor record in the 60 metres.{{cite web|url=https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2020/01/31/abrams-shatters-national-60m-indoor-record/ |title=Abrams shatters national 60m Indoor record |work=Kaieteur News |access-date=4 July 2021}} In July 2021, she qualified to represent Guyana at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.{{cite web|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2021/07/03/sports/jasmine-abrams-archibald-to-compete-in-tokyo/ |title=Jasmine Abrams, Archibald to compete in Tokyo |work=Stabroek News |access-date=4 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://guyanachronicle.com/2021/07/03/emanuel-archibald-jasmine-abrams-heading-to-tokyo/ |title=Emanuel Archibald, Jasmine Abrams heading to Tokyo! |work=Guyana Chronicle |access-date=4 July 2021}} She finished seventh in her heat in the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres running 11.79 seconds.{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-100m-rnd1-000700-.htm|title=Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 7 Results|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|access-date=30 July 2021|archive-date=30 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730064257/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-100m-rnd1-000700-.htm|url-status=dead}}
Personal life
Abrams was born in New York City to Guyanese parents.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1459262-abrams-jasmine.htm|title=Jasmine Abrams|publisher=Tokyo 2020|access-date=29 July 2021|archive-date=11 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011041525/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1459262-abrams-jasmine.htm|url-status=dead}} Her sister Aliyah Abrams is also an Olympic athlete.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2021/07/06/sports/aliya-jasmine-abrams-sets-guyana-olympic-record/|title=Aliya, Jasmine Abrams sets Guyana Olympic record|date=6 July 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics|14430839}}
- {{olympedia}}
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Category:Guyanese female sprinters
Category:Olympic athletes for Guyana
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:American sportspeople of Guyanese descent
Category:Track and field athletes from New York City
Category:Olympic female sprinters
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:21st-century Guyanese sportswomen
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Guyana
Category:Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
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