Jason Rogers (sprinter)

{{short description|Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter}}

{{EngvarB|date=January 2019}}

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{{Infobox athlete

| headercolor = lightblue

| name = Jason Rogers

| image = 2013 World Championships in Athletics (August, 10) by Dmitry Rozhkov 42.jpg

| image_size = 170px

| caption = Rogers at the 2013 World Championships

| fullname = Jason Aliston Rogers

| nationality = {{SKN}}

| sport = Running

| event =100 metres, 200 metres

| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1991|08|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Sandy Point, Saint Kitts and Nevis

| residence =

| height={{height|m=1.73}}

| weight={{cvt|69|kg}}

| pb =

100 m: 10.01 (Basseterre 2013 and Miami 2021)

| updated = 22 December 2014

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}

{{MedalCountry |{{SKN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze | 2011 Daegu | 4×100 m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2011 Guadalajara|4×100 m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition | Central American and Caribbean Games }}

{{MedalSilver| 2018 Barranquilla | 100 m}}

{{MedalCompetition|CAC Championships}}

{{MedalBronze |2008 Cali|4×100 m relay}}

{{MedalBronze | 2011 Mayagüez | 4×100 m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|CAC Junior Championships}}

{{MedalSilver | 2010 Santo Domingo | 100 m}}

{{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games (Junior)}}

{{MedalSilver |2010 George Town | 100 m}}

}}

Jason Aliston Rogers (born 31 August 1991 in Sandy Point) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres.

Rogers helped win a bronze medal as a part of the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Cali, Colombia.{{Cite news|url=http://www.sknaaa.com/press2.asp?PressID=228 |title=Leaving blood by the wayside |date=21 March 2009 |work=SKNVibes.com |first=Ryan |last=Haas |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716082145/http://www.sknaaa.com/press2.asp?PressID=228 |archivedate=16 July 2011 }} He also finished sixth in the 100 metres final of the 2010 World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada. He has competed in three Olympic Games for his country (2012, 2016 and 2020).{{Cite web|title=Jason ROGERS {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/saint-kitts-and-nevis/jason-rogers-14190640|access-date=2021-12-27|website=www.worldathletics.org}} At the 2020 Olympics, he was the flagbearer for Saint Kitts and Nevis.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-23|title=These were the flag bearers of athletics of America at the opening of Tokyo 2020|url=https://panamericanathletics.org/americas-athletes/these-were-the-flag-bearers-of-athletics-of-america-at-the-opening-of-tokyo-2020/|access-date=2021-12-27|website=Pan American Athletics|language=en-US}} He has also competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games, and the 2011 and 2013 World Championships.{{Cite web|title=Glasgow 2014 - Jason Rogers Profile|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/athletics/1029297/jason_rogers.html|access-date=2021-12-27|website=g2014results.thecgf.com}}{{Cite web|title=Athletics {{!}} Athlete Profile: Jason ROGERS - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6007643-jason-rogers.htm|access-date=2021-12-27|website=results.gc2018.com}}