Leah Bertrand
{{Short description|Trinidad and Tobago athlete (born 2002)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Leah Bertrand
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| image = Leah Bertrand Paris 2024.jpg
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| sport = Athletics
| nationality = Trinidad and Tobago
| event = Sprint
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|7|26|df=yes}}
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| pb = 60m: 7.19 (Indianapolis, 2025)
100m: 11.08 (Bloomington, 2023)
200m: 22.98 (Ann Arbor, 2024)
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{{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}}
{{Medal|Country|{{Flagu|Trinidad and Tobago}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Central American and Caribbean Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 San Salvador|4×100 m relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|NACAC U23 Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2023 San Jose|100 m}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2023 San Jose|4x100 m}}
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Leah Bertrand (born 26 July 2002) is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago. She was national champion over 100 metres in 2022.{{cite web|title=Leah Bertrand |accessdate=16 June 2024|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/trinidad-and-tobago/leah-bertrand-14793519}}
Career
She was a silver medalist in the 100 metres at the NACAC U20 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/bertrand-benjamin-on-nacac-podium/article_93403bce-e11c-11eb-bbc6-777ddb402921.amp.html|website=Trinidad Express|access-date=16 June 2024|title= Bertrand, Benjamin on NACAC podium|date=9 June 2021}}
She reached the semi finals of the 100 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi.{{cite web|url= https://newsday.co.tt/2021/08/18/trinidad-and-tobagos-leah-bertrand-misses-world-u-20-champs-100m-final/|website=Newsday|accessdate=16 June 2024|title= Trinidad and Tobago's Leah Bertrand misses World U-20 Champs 100m final|date=18 August 2021}}
She became national champion over 100 metres in June 2022 in Port-of-Spain.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7186846?eventId=10229509|website=World Athletics|accessdate=16 June 2024|title= Trinidad & Tobago Championships|date=24 June 2022}} She won the gold medal in the U23 Caribbean Games in the 4x100m relay in Guadeloupe. {{cite web|title=Anthony Cox wins 400m gold at Caribbean Games|date=July 4, 2022|website=SportsMax|accessdate=16 June 2024|url=https://sportsmax.tv/studentwriters/itemlist/tag/leah%20bertrand }}{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7147602?eventId=204594|website=World Athletics|accessdate=16 June 2024|title= Caribbean Games (U23)|date=1 July 2023}} She represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7147633?eventId=204594|website=World Athletics|accessdate=16 June 2024|title= XXII Commonwealth Games |date=30 July 2022}}
She ran a personal best 11.08 seconds on her way to winning the Big Ten Championships in Bloomington, Indiana in May 2023.{{cite web|url= https://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=videos&video_id=358619|title= LEAH BERTRAND 1ST PLACE WOMEN'S 100M - BIG TEN OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023|date=15 May 2023|website=Runnerspace|accessdate=16 June 2024}} She was a silver medalist at the 2023 U23 NACAC Championships in Costa Rica over 100 metres. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x100m relay at the same championships.{{cite web|url=https://world-track.org/2023/07/mia-brahe-pedersen-nacac-u23-100m-championships-record/|website=World-Track|accessdate=16 June 2024|title= Mia Brahe-Pedersen wins NACAC U23 100m title with championships record|date=21 July 2023}} She competed in the 100 metres for Trinidad and Tobago at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.{{cite web|url= https://newsday.co.tt/2023/08/19/jereem-first-trinidad-and-tobago-athlete-on-track-at-worlds/|website=newsday.co.tt|accessdate=16 June 2024|title= Jereem first Trinidad and Tobago athlete on track at 'Worlds|date=19 August 2023}}
Competing for the Ohio State Buckeyes track and field team, she ran a wind-assisted 11.05 seconds for the 100 metres to finish seventh at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships final in Eugene, Oregon.{{cite web|url= https://www.tv6tnt.com/news/7pmnews/leah-bertrand-in-form/article_16555c70-2921-11ef-bcf1-8b85b3ceb4b1.html|website=tv6tnt.com|accessdate=16 June 2024|title= LEAH BERTRAND IN FORM|date=June 13, 2024 }}{{cite web |title= Bertrand and Lewis battle for NCAA titles|accessdate=16 June 2024|website=Guardian.tt|url= https://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/bertrand-and-lewis-battle-for-ncaa-titles-6.2.2021886.b2cd7195ba|date=7 June 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/world/bertrand-7th-in-ncaa-100-final/article_24a8b478-25f9-11ef-8e5b-47bc43887cd2.amp.html|website=Trinidad Express|accessdate=10 June 2024|title=Bertrand 7th in NCAA 100 final|date=8 June 2024}}
She competed in the 100 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics, reaching the semi-finals.{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5824/women-s-100m-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics |website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=28 December 2024|title=Women's 100 Metres - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics|date=3 August 2024}} She also competed in the 4x100m relay at the Games.{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5860/women-s-4x100m-relay-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics |website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=28 December 2024|title=Women's 4 x 100 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics|date=9 August 2024}}
She finished third in the 60 meters at the Big 10 Indoor Championships on 1 March 2025 in 7.19 seconds.{{cite web|url=https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/ncaa-athletics/uscs-williams-ohio-states-bertrand-among-medals-in-respective-60m-finals-at-big-10-indoor-championships|website=SportsMax|accessdate=3 March 2025|title= USC’s Williams, Ohio State’s Bertrand among medals in respective 60m finals at Big 10 Indoor Championships|first=Bradley|last=Jacks|date=1 March 2025}} In 2025 at the Texas Relays, she ran a wind assisted 10.94 in the women's 100 meters (+3.9).{{Cite web |title=DyeStat.com - News - Brynn King, Arkansas Women's 4x800 Break Collegiate Records at Texas Relays |url=https://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=671400 |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=www.runnerspace.com}}
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