Nigel Ellis
{{Short description|Jamaican sprinter (born 1997)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|08|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = St. James, Jamaica
| height = 1.83 m[https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6016838-nigel-ellis.htm 2018 CWG bio]
| weight = 76 kg
| sport = Athletics
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's Athletics}}
{{MedalCountry | {{JAM}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Gold Coast| 4x100 m}}
{{MedalCompetition | NACAC Championships}}
{{MedalBronze | 2018 Toronto|200 m}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}
{{MedalBronze |2016 Bydgoszcz|200 m}}
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Nigel Ellis (born 8 August 1997) is a Jamaican sprinter.{{World Athletics}} He represented his country in the 100 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games reaching the semifinals. He also won a bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2016 World U20 Championships.
International competitions
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colspan="6"|Representing {{JAM}} |
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2014
|CARIFTA Games (U18) |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 400 m relay |3:12.63 |
rowspan=2|2015
|rowspan=2|CARIFTA Games (U20) |rowspan=2|Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |3rd (h) |200 m |21.451 |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m relay |40.39 |
rowspan=5|2016
|rowspan=3|CARIFTA Games (U20) |rowspan=3|St. George's, Grenada |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m |10.16 |
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|200 m |DQ |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m relay |39.74 |
rowspan=2|World U20 Championships
|rowspan=2|Bydgoszcz, Poland |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |100 m |
4th
|4 × 100 m relay |
rowspan=4|2018
|rowspan=2|Commonwealth Games |rowspan=2|Gold Coast, Australia |17th (sf) |100 m |
2nd (h)
|4 × 100 m relay |
rowspan=2|NACAC Championships
|rowspan=2|Toronto, Canada |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |200 m |
4th
|4 × 100 m relay |
rowspan=2|2019
|rowspan=2|World Relays |rowspan=2|Yokohama, Japan |6th |4 × 100 m relay |
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|4 × 200 m relay |DQ |
2022
|14th (sf) |60 m |6.65 |
1Did not start in the final
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 60 metres – 6.77 (-1.1 m/s, Kingston 2017)
- 100 metres – 10.04 (+2.0 m/s, Miami Fl 2021)
- 200 metres – 20.36 (-0.2 m/s, Kingston 2018)
References
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Category:Jamaican male sprinters
Category:Sportspeople from Saint James Parish, Jamaica
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica
Category:21st-century Jamaican sportsmen
Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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