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Tyquendo Tracey

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Tyquendo Tracey
Tracey at the 2019 ISTAF in Berlin
Personal information
Born (1993-06-10) 10 June 1993 (age 33)[1]
Trelawny, Jamaica[2]
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Events
100 m, 200 m
College teamUTech
ClubMVP
Swept
Dynamic Speed
Coached byStephen Francis
Rana Reider
Okeil Stewart
Michael Frater
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Athletics World Cup[note 1]
Gold medal – first place2018 London100 m
Silver medal – second place2018 London4×100 m relay
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Toronto100 m
NACAC U-23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Kamloops100 m
Silver medal – second place2014 Kamloops4×100 m relay
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 Barcelona4×100 m relay
CAC Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 Santo Domingo4×100m relay
CAC Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 San Salvador4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2012 San Salvador100 m
Representing the Americas
Continental Cup[note 2]
Gold medal – first place2018 Ostrava4×100 m relay

Tyquendo Tracey (born June 10, 1993 in Trelawny, Jamaica) is a Jamaican professional athlete competing in the sprints.

Career

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He is the 2018 Jamaican champion in the 100 m and the 2018 NACAC champion, setting the championship record of 10.03 s in the process. Just three weeks earlier, he became the 135th man and 20th Jamaican to break the 10-second barrier by running 9.96 s in a qualifying heat at the London Anniversary Games on July 21, 2018. Later that same day, he did it a second time, running 9.98 s in the finals.[3] Tracey later anchored the Americas team to victory in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2018 Continental Cup.

Tracey represented Jamaica at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Bobsleding

In 2026, Tracey was part of Jamaica's four-man bobsled team at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[4] At this winter games, Tyquendo is the first sub-10 sprinter to participate in any winter Olympic event. During the lead up to the Olympics, the bobsleigh team won a few medals including gold defeating stellar teams which helped them to qualify for a spot at the games.[5][6]

Biography

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Tracey went to Garvey Maceo High School before enrolling at the Jamaican University of Technology in 2012. He joined the MVP Track Club where former 100 m world record holder Asafa Powell trains, coached by Stephen Francis. However, despite a successful 2018 season he was asked to leave before the year ended.[7][8] He then trained in the U.S. under the tutelage of coach Rana Reider.[9]

Statistics

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Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[10]

Personal bests

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EventTimeWind (m/s)VenueDate
100 m9.96+0.2London, EnglandJuly 21, 2018
200 m20.34+0.5Kingston, JamaicaJune 27, 2021
4×100 m relay37.95n/aLondon, EnglandAugust 12, 2017
4×200 m relay1:23.24n/aPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.April 30, 2016

100 m seasonal bests

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YearTimeWind (m/s)VenueDate
201110.73+0.8Kingston, JamaicaMarch 12
201210.33 w+3.3Kingston, JamaicaJune 16
10.61+0.9San Salvador, El SalvadorJune 29
201310.35+0.9Kingston, JamaicaJune 20
201410.21+0.2Kamloops, British Columbia, CanadaAugust 8
201510.14+0.8Kingston, JamaicaJune 25
201610.27−0.9Kingston, JamaicaJuly 1
201710.12+0.5Kingston, JamaicaJune 23
20189.96+0.2London, EnglandJuly 21
201910.00+0.4Kingston, JamaicaJune 21

International championship results

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YearCompetitionPositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
2012CACAC Junior Championships2nd100 m
1st4×100 m relay
World Junior Championships5th (quarter 4)200 m
2nd4×100 m relay38.97 s, junior NR[note 3]
2014NACAC U23 Championships2nd100 m
2nd4×100 m relay
2017Universiade4th100 m
World Championships1st (semi 2)4×100 m relayQ[note 4]
2018Athletics World Cup[note 1]2nd4×100 m relay
1st100 m
NACAC Championships1st100 m
4th4×100 m relay
2019World Relays3rd (semi 1)4×100 m relayq[note 4]
World Championships4th (semi 3)100 m
2026CAC Championships2nd4×100m relay38.08
Representing the Americas
2018Continental Cup[note 2]1st4×100 m relay

National titles

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  • Jamaican Championships
    • 100 m: 2018, 2021

Notes

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  1. 1 2 Not to be confused with the IAAF World Cup, now known as the Continental Cup.
  2. 1 2 Formerly known as the IAAF World Cup, not to be confused with the Athletics World Cup.
  3. ↑ Shared with Odean Skeen, Jevaughn Minzie, and Jazeel Murphy for Jamaica.
  4. 1 2 Tyquendo Tracey did not run in the final.

References

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  1. ↑ "Tyquendo Tracey - Player Profile - Athletics".
  2. ↑ "Tyquendo Tracey". 17 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Section".
  4. ↑ "Cool Runnings 2? F1's Lewis Hamilton would shine in a bobsled, says new Jamaica hopeful". espn.com. ESPN. February 18, 2026. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Tyquendo Tracey will make history at Milan-Cortina by becoming the first sub-10-second sprinter to compete at a Winter Olympics Marley Dickinson Published February 4, 2026". 4 February 2026. Retrieved 14 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "The gamble that bore fruit Updated January 28 2026". Retrieved 14 October 2026.
  7. ↑ Leighton levy (October 25, 2018). "NACAC 100m champion Tyquendo Tracey parts ways with MVP Track Club". sportsmax.tv. SportsMax. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  8. ↑ ""Franno" explains Tracey's exit from MVP". rjrnewsonline.com. RJR News. February 8, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  9. ↑ Hubert Lawrence (March 5, 2019). "'I Want To Be World-Class' - Tracey - Ambitious Sprinter Outlines Goals". jamaica-gleaner.com. The Gleaner. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  10. ↑ "ATHLETE PROFILE Tyquendo TRACEY". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
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