Nathon Allen
{{short description|Jamaican track and field athlete|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Nathon Allen
| image = 410reeksen 4x400 jamaica (26002570942).jpg
| caption = Allen in 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|10|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bethany, Jamaica
| height =
| weight =
| country = Jamaica
| sport = Track and field
| event = Sprinting
| collegeteam = Auburn Tigers
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's track and field}}
{{MedalCountry|{{JAM}}}}
{{MedalOlympics}}
{{MedalSilver|2016 Rio de Janeiro|4×400 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Doha|4×400 m relay}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Doha|4×400 m mixed}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Eugene|4×400 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition | NACAC Championships}}
{{MedalSilver | 2022 Freeport|400 m }}
{{MedalCompetition | NACAC U23 Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 2016 San Salvador|400 m }}
{{MedalSilver | 2016 San Salvador|4×100 m relay }}
{{MedalSilver | 2016 San Salvador|4×400 m relay }}
}}
Nathon Allen (born 28 October 1995) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes in sprinting events. Allen of St. Jago High School and Twayne Crooks of Kingston College are the two school boys named to represent Jamaica at second staging of the World Relays in Nassau. He won an Olympic silver medal as a member of the Jamaican 4×400 m relay team.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104124/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/nathon-allen-1.html Nathon Allen at Sports Reference]
Allen ran for Auburn University, under coach Henry Rolle.{{cite news | url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20180102/nathon-allen-consulted-mom-going-pro | title=Nathon Allen consulted mom on going pro | date=2 January 2018 | newspaper=The Gleaner | first=Livingston | last=Scott | location=Jamaica | accessdate=11 October 2018 }} He was also an individual finalist in the 400 meters at the 2017 World Championships, finishing fifth.
Personal bests
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Event
!Time (sec) !Venue !Date | |||
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100m | 11.04 | Kingston (JAM) | 29 March 2012 |
100m | 10.60 | Kingston (JAM) | 14 February 2015 |
200m | 20.70 | Kingston (JAM) | 16 April 2016 |
400m | 44.13 | Eugene, OR (USA) | 8 June 2018 |
4x100m | 39.89 | Philadelphia(USA) | 25 April 2015 |
4x400m | 3:02.98 | Nassau (BAH) | 2 May 2015 |
4x400m | 2:58.16 | Rio de Janeiro (BRA) | 20 August 2016 |
References
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External links
- {{IAAF}}
- [http://en.omriyadat.com/athlete-bios/nathon-allen Nathon Allen] at OmRiyadat
- {{olympedia}}
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Category:Jamaican male sprinters
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Jamaica
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Jamaica
Category:Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica
Category:Auburn Tigers men's track and field athletes
Category:World Athletics Championships medalists
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics