Odean Skeen
{{short description|Jamaican sprinter}}
{{Use Jamaican English|date=March 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Odean Skeen
| image =
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| nationality = {{JAM}}
| sport = Running
| event = Sprints
| club =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|08|28}}
| birth_place = Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
| height = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|67|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| pb = 100 m: 9.98 (Auburn 2017)
200 m: 20.84 (George Town 2010)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}
{{MedalCountry |{{JAM}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2010 Moncton|4×100 m relay}}
{{MedalSilver |2012 Barcelona|4×100 m relay}}
{{MedalBronze |2012 Barcelona|100 m}}
{{MedalCompetition|Youth Olympic Games}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Singapore|100 m}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Singapore|Medley relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|CAC Youth Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2010 Santo Domingo|100 m }}
{{MedalGold|2010 Santo Domingo|200 m }}
{{MedalGold|2010 Santo Domingo|4×100 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games (Youth)}}
{{MedalGold |2009 Vieux Fort | 4×100 m relay}}
{{MedalGold |2010 George Town | 100 m}}
{{MedalGold |2010 George Town | 200 m}}
{{MedalGold |2010 George Town | 4×100 m relay}}
}}
Odean Skeen (born 28 August 1994) is a Jamaican sprinter.
Career
At the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, Skeen won the 100 metres in his then-personal best of 10.42 seconds, ahead of Masaki Nashimoto and David Bolarinwa.{{Cite news |url=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100822/sports/sports1.html |title=Golden run by Jamaica's Skeen |date=22 August 2010 |newspaper=Jamaica Gleaner |first=Raymond |last=Graham }}{{Cite news |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_569437.html |title=Young Flyer |newspaper= The Straits Times |date=22 August 2010 |first=Jonathan |last=Wong }} On 21 April 2017, while competing for Auburn University at the War Eagle Invitational in Auburn, Alabama, Skeen set a new personal best of 9.98, becoming the 15th Jamaican to break the 10-second barrier.
Achievements
{{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}} |
colspan="6"|Representing {{JAM}} |
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2009
|bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 100 m relay |40.76 CR |
rowspan = "7"|2010
|rowspan = "3"|CARIFTA Games (U-17) |rowspan = "3"|George Town, Cayman Islands |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m |10.53 (0.6 m/s) |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m |20.84 CR (1.2 m/s) |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m relay |41.62 |
rowspan = "3"|Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)
|rowspan = "3"|Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m |10.84 (-2.3 m/s) |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|200 m |21.64 (-2.1 m/s) |
bgcolor=gold|1st
|4×100 m relay |40.88 |
World Junior Championships
|Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 100 m relay |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{World Athletics||name=Odean Skeen}}
{{Footer Youth Olympic Champions Athletics 100m Boys}}
{{Footer Youth Olympic Champions Athletics Medley Relay}}
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Category:Athletes from Saint Catherine Parish
Category:Jamaican male sprinters
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Category:Youth Olympic gold medalists for Jamaica
Category:Youth Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Auburn Tigers men's track and field athletes
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