Romaine Beckford
{{Short description|Jamaican athlete (born 2002)}}
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| name = Romaine Beckford
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| nationality = Jamaican
| sport = Athletics
| event = High jump
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|7|9|df=yes}}
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| pb = High Jump 2.29m (Chorzów
2024)
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{{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}}
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{{Medal|Competition|NACAC U23 Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2023 San Jose|High jump}}
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Romaine Beckford (born 9 July 2002) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes in the high jump.
Career
From Portland, Jamaica,{{cite web|url= https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-regional/item/141747-jamaica-s-romaine-beckford-wayne-pinnock-and-terrence-jones-of-the-bahamas-makes-latest-edition-of-bowerman-watch-list|accessdate=10 March 2024|website=Sports Max|title= Jamaica's Romaine Beckford, Wayne Pinnock, and Terrence Jones of the Bahamas make latest edition of Bowerman Watch List|date=1 March 2024}} Beckford attended South Plains College for two years before transferring to the University of South Florida. He set a personal best of 2.21m at the Tom Jones Memorial meet at the University of Florida in April 2022.{{cite web|url= https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2022/05/06/high-jumper-romaine-beckford-sets-sights-on-commonwealth-games/|website=Jamaica Observer|accessdate=10 March 2024|title= High jumper Romaine Beckford sets sights on Commonwealth Games|date=May 6, 2022}} Later that month, whilst competing at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia in the high jump, he set a new personal best clearance of 2.23 metres.{{cite web|url= https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20220503/romaine-beckford-part-new-high-jump-wave|website=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=10 March 2024|title= Romaine Beckford: Part of new high jump wave|first=Hubert|last=Lawrence|date=May 3, 2022}} He finished eighth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in July 2022.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7147633?eventId=10229615|website=World Athletics|accessdate=10 March 2024|title=High Jump Results|date=30 July 2022}}
He won the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships high jump title competing for USF.{{cite web|website=Jamaica Observer|accessdate=10 March 2024|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/09/romaine-beckford-retains-ncaa-high-jump-title/#|title= Romaine Beckford retains NCAA high jump title|date=9 March 2024}} In June 2023, he won the NCAA Outdoor title with a personal best height of 2.27m, in Austin, Texas.{{cite web|website=gousfbulls|accessdate=10 March 2024|url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2023/6/9/track-field-beckford-claims-mens-high-jump-national-champion-title-and-new-program-record-mark.aspx|title= Beckford Claims Men's High Jump National Champion Title and New Program Record Mark|date=June 9, 2023}} In July 2023, he won the Jamaican national title in Kingston, Jamaica.{{cite web|url= https://jamaica.loopnews.com/content/romaine-beckford-claims-national-high-jump-title-jamaica-trials|website=Jamaica Loopnews|title= Romaine Beckford claims national high jump title at Jamaica Trials|first=
Melton |last=Williams|date=July 7, 2023| accessdate=10 March 2024}} He subsequently competed for Jamaica at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.{{cite web|url= https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20230710/beckford-hopes-be-world-stage-2023|website=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=10 March 2024|title= Beckford hopes to be on world stage in 2023|first=Daniel|last=Wheeler|date=10 July 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/results/world-athletics-championships/2023/world-athletics-championships-budapest-2023-7138987/men/high-jump/qualification/result |website=World Athletics|accessdate=10 March 2024|title=High Jump Results|date=20 August 2023}} He won the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in San José, Costa Rica.{{cite web|url=https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/sports/romaine-beckford-clears-2-19m-for-victory-in-high-jump-at-arkansas-invitational/|website=Caribbean National Weekly|accessdate=10 March 2024|title= Romaine Beckford clears 2.19m for victory in high jump at Arkansas Invitational|date=
January 16, 2024}}
He transferred to the University of Arkansas for the 2023-24 season.{{cite web|url=https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-regional/item/124103-romaine-beckford-leaves-south-florida-for-university-of-arkansas-for-2023-2024-ncaa-season|website=SportsMax|access-date=10 March 2024|title= Romaine Beckford leaves South Florida for University of Arkansas for 2023/2024 NCAA season|date=July 17, 2023}} In February 2024, he set an indoor personal best of 2.27 metres at the Razorback Invitational.{{cite web|url=https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/sports/jamaican-romaine-beckford-named-sec-field-athlete-of-the-week/|website=Caribbean National Weekly|accessdate=10 March 2024|title= Jamaican Romaine Beckford named SEC Field Athlete of the Week|date=2 February 2024 }} He won the high jump at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships in March 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts, doing so with a personal best indoors height of 2.27m.{{cite web|url= https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/trackfield-indoor-women/d1/texas-tech-and-arkansas-win-mens-womens-titles-2024-ncaa-di-indoor-track-and|website=ncaa.com|accessdate=10 March 2024|title= Texas Tech and Arkansas win men's, women's titles at 2024 NCAA DI indoor track and field championships|date=9 March 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=videos&video_id=386370-Wayne-Pinnock-on-Romaine-Beckford-Winning-High-Jump-Title-Arkansas-039-Second-Place-Team-Finish-NCAA-D1-Indoor-Championships-2024|website=Dyetsat|accessdate=10 March 2024|title= WAYNE PINNOCK ON ROMAINE BECKFORD WINNING HIGH JUMP TITLE, ARKANSAS' SECOND-PLACE TEAM FINISH - NCAA D1 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024|date=10 March 2024}} He won the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor title in June 2024, with a clearance of 2.26m in Eugene, Oregon.{{cite web|url= https://www.flotrack.org/articles/12619671-here-are-the-ncaa-track-and-field-championships-results-on-day-3|date=7 June 2024|accessdate=8 June 2024|website=Flotrack|title= Here Are The NCAA Track And Field Championships Results On Day 3|first=Kyle|last=Rodriguez}}
In July 2024, he was officially selected for the Jamaican team for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he qualified for the final, finishing in tenth place overall.{{cite web|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5852/men-s-high-jump-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics|website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=28 August 2024|title= Men's High Jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics|date=10 August 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-regional/item/149220-jaaa-announces-star-studded-team-for-2024-paris-olympic-games|website=Sportsmax.tv|accessdate=8 July 2024|title= JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games|first=Leighton|last=Levy|date=July 7, 2024}}
References
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Category:Jamaican male high jumpers
Category:21st-century Jamaican sportsmen
Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
Category:South Florida Bulls men's track and field athletes
Category:South Plains Texans track and field athletes
Category:South Plains College alumni
Category:Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes
Category:NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics