Brianna Lyston (born 24 May 2004[1]) is a Jamaican sprint athlete who holds the 200m under-13s world record in 23.72s.[2][3]
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| Born | 24 May 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | LSU Lady Tigers (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lyston ran 22.53 (-2.2) at the 2022 Issa Boys and Girls Championship in Kingston, Jamaica. This made her the second fastest Under 20 female athlete from Jamaica. This also broke the Class 1 meeting record which was held by Simone Facey who ran a 22.71 back in 2004.
Lyston won her 100m heat in a personal best 11.14 (+0.7) at the 2022 Central Athletics Championships in Spanish Town, Jamaica to beat Tia Clayton.[4]
She ran 10.91 seconds for the 100 metres at the at the SEC Championship in Gainesville, Florida on 11 May 2024.[5]
Personal bests
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- 100 metres – 10.91 (+0.3 m/s) (Gainesville, Florida 11 May 2024)[1]
- 200 metres – 22.31 (-1.0 m/s) (Gainesville, Florida 9 May 2024)
- 400 metres - 56.86 (Spanish Town, Jamaica 18 February 2020)[1]
- 4x100 metres – 42.58 (U20 WR not ratified due to procedural error) Kingston, Jamaica 17 April 2022)[1][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Profile of Brianna LYSTON - IAAF".
- ^ Gibson, Sean; Sawer, Patrick (4 April 2017). "Jamaica finds true heir to Usain Bolt's throne – record-breaking 12-year-old sprinter Brianna Lyston". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Meet Jamaican sprinter Brianna Lyston, who might very well be the next Usain Bolt". 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Lyston lays down the gauntlett". Jamaican Gleaner. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Hutchison, Katelyn (13 May 2024). "SEC Track And Field Championships Produce World Leading Times And Olympic Performances". Forbes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Smith, Gary (2022-06-01). "Rejected: Jamaica's U20 4x1 record not legal - Trackalerts.com, track and field news website". Retrieved 2024-05-31.
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