Kyra Constantine
{{Short description|Canadian sprinter (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
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| fullname = Kyra Cheresse Constantine
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|8|1}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario[https://olympic.ca/team-canada/kyra-constantine/ "Kyra Constantine"]. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
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| sport = Athletics
| event = Sprints
| collegeteam = USC Trojans (2017–2021)[https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/6110569 "KYRA CONSTANTINE (SR-4) USC"]. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
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| pb = 400 m: 50.87 (2021)[https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/_/14575476 "ATHLETE PROFILE Kyra CONSTANTINE"]. World Athletics. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
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{{MedalCompetition|World Athletics Relays}}
{{MedalBronze|2024 Nassau|4×400 m relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2022 Birmingham|4×400 m relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}}
{{Medal|Silver|2019 Lima|4×400 m relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|Pan American U20 Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2017 Trujillo|4×400 m relay}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2017 Trujillo|400 m}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Youth Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2015 Cali|4×400 m mixed}}
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Kyra Cheresse Constantine (born August 1, 1998){{Cite web|title=Athletics Results Book|url=https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/lima-2019/AT_Results_Book_1.0.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614230516/https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/lima-2019/AT_Results_Book_1.0.pdf|archive-date=June 14, 2020|access-date=June 14, 2020|website=2019 Pan American Games}} is a Canadian sprinter specializing in the 400 metres. She won the silver medal in the Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. She also competed in the women's 400 metres event.
In 2014, she competed in the girls' 400 metres event at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China.{{Cite web|title=Athletics Results Book|url=http://doc.rero.ch/record/211434/files/Results_Book_Athletics_V1.0.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026234354/http://doc.rero.ch/record/211434/files/Results_Book_Athletics_V1.0.pdf|archive-date=October 26, 2016|access-date=August 17, 2020|website=2014 Summer Youth Olympics}}
She competed in the women's 400 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. As well, she was part of the Canadian team that finished in fourth place in the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay.{{Cite news|title=Canadian women narrowly miss track relay medal at 2nd straight Olympics|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/trackandfield/track/olympics-track-and-field-roundup-aug-7-1.6133400|date=August 7, 2021|access-date=August 21, 2021|work=CBC Sports|last=Harrison |first=Doug}}
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she was the anchor leg of the Canada team that won gold in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay final. Ironically, she had actually finished second, behind England's Jessie Knight by 0.01 seconds in a photo-finish, but was awarded the gold due to an earlier lane infraction by England.
She attended St. Roch Secondary School as a high school student.{{cite news |last1=Juzenas |first1=Frank |title=Constantine strikes OFSAA gold |url=https://www.bramptonguardian.com/community-story/3845711-constantine-strikes-ofsaa-gold/ |access-date=3 August 2021 |work=The Brampton Guardian |date=19 June 2013 |location=Brampton ON}} From 2016 - 2021 she attended the University of Southern California. While there she was a PAC 12 Champion in the women’s 400m and 9 time NCAA All American.
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
- {{Athletics Canada|kyra-constantine2}}
- {{Team Canada}}
- {{Olympics.com}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|54869}}
{{Footer Commonwealth Champions 4x400 m Women}}
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Category:Canadian female sprinters
Category:Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent
Category:Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
Category:Olympic female sprinters
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
Category:Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:USC Trojans women's track and field athletes
Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
Category:Sportspeople from Brampton
Category:Track and field athletes from Toronto
Category:Track and field athletes from Ontario
Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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