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 }}

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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

100m11.04Kingston (JAM)29 March 2012
100m10.60Kingston (JAM)14 February 2015
200m20.70Kingston (JAM)16 April 2016
400m44.13Eugene, OR (USA)8 June 2018
4x100m39.89Philadelphia(USA)25 April 2015
4x400m3:02.98Nassau (BAH)2 May 2015
4x400m2:58.16Rio de Janeiro (BRA)20 August 2016

References

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