Rasheed Broadbell

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| name = Rasheed Broadbell

| image = Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles podium - 01.jpg

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| caption = Broadbell at the 2024 Summer Olympics

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|8|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica

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| country = {{JAM}}

| sport = Track and field

| event = 110 m hurdles

| club = Elite Performance Track Club

| coach = Reynaldo Walcott

| pb = {{ubl

|110 m Hurdles: 12.94 (Kingston 2023)

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|60 m Hurdles: 7.56 (Fayetteville 2024)

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Rasheed Broadbell (born 13 August 2000) is a Jamaican hurdler who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles, which he won at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/rasheed-broadbell-wins-commonwealth-gold-in-sprint-hurdles/|title=Rasheed Broadbell wins Commonwealth gold in sprint hurdles|work=Jamaica Observer|date=4 August 2022|access-date=7 August 2022}} He also won the bronze medal in the same event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

In 2021, Broadbell had a breakthrough year, running a personal best of 13.10 seconds in Kingston,{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2021/05/27/broadbell-bang-on-target-for-110m-hurdles-olympic-spot/|title=Broadbell bang on target for 110m hurdles Olympic spot|website=Jamaica Observer|date=27 May 2021|access-date=1 September 2024}} however he was unable to qualify for the delayed 2020 Olympics due to injury.{{cite web|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20210622/injured-broadbell-miss-olympic-trials-secures-medical-exemption|title=Injured Broadbell to miss Olympic Trials, secures medical exemption|website=jamaica-gleaner.com|date=22 June 2021|access-date=1 September 2024|last=Lowe|first=Andrè}}

At the 2022 Jamaican Championships, Broadbell finished second in 13.20 seconds to qualify for the 2022 World Championships, where he made the semi-finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2022/06/29/emotional-broadbell-delighted-to-make-first-world-championships-team/|title=Emotional Broadbell delighted to make first World Championships team|website=Jamaica Observer|date=29 June 2022|access-date=1 September 2024}} He went on to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning gold in a new personal best and games record of 13.08 seconds. Later that year, he ran sub-13 and won his first Diamond League at the Lausanne Diamond League, running 12.99 seconds.{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2022/08/26/superb-broadbell-steals-show-with-pb-in-lausanne/|title=Superb Broadbell steals show with PB in Lausanne|website=Jamaica Observer|date=26 August 2022|access-date=1 September 2024|first=Paul A.|last=Reid}}

Broadbell won the 2023 Jamaican Championships in a new personal best of 12.94 seconds.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/athletics/broadbell-sets-world-leading-110m-hurdles-time-jamaican-championships-2023-07-10/|title=Broadbell sets world leading 110m hurdles time at Jamaican Championships|publisher=Reuters|date=10 July 2023|access-date=1 September 2024|last=Raynor|first=Kayon}} He was disqualified in the heats at the 2023 World Championships after falling after hurdle nine.{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2023/08/20/worldchamps2023-broadbell-crashes-out-parchment-bennett-advance-in-110m-hurdles/|title=#WorldChamps2023: Broadbell crashes out; Parchment, Bennett advance in 110m hurdles|website=Jamaica Observer|date=20 August 2023|access-date=1 September 2024|last=Clarke|first=Athena}}

In 2024, Broadbell ran a new personal best over 60 m hurdles of 7.56 seconds in Fayetteville.{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/09/rasheed-broadbell-tina-clayton-win-tyson-invitational/|title=Rasheed Broadbell, Tina Clayton win at Tyson Invitational|website=Jamaica Observer|date=9 February 2024|access-date=1 September 2024|first=Paul A.|last=Reid}} He won his second consecutive Jamaican title over 110 m hurdles to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he won the bronze medal.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/paris24/news/article/paris-2024-olympics-report-men-110m-hurdles|title=Holloway completes collection of global titles with 110m hurdles Olympic gold in Paris|website=World Athletics|date=8 August 2024|access-date=1 September 2024|last=Mulkeen|first=Jon}}