Eric Harrison Jr. (born 18 February 1999) is an American athlete who represents Trinidad and Tobago.[1] He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][3] Harrison's mother is from Trinidad,[4] and became eligible to represent Trinidad and Tobago on 15 July 2021.[5]
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| Nationality | Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 February 1999 Washington, D.C., United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agent | Mark Pryor, World Express Sports Mgmt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 100 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harrison comes from Washington, D.C.[6] Representing the United States at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, Harrison won a gold medal and two bronze medals.[7] He won gold in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay, and bronze in thee 100 metres and the 200 metres.[7]
Initially, Harrison missed the trials for the 2020 Summer Olympics because of illness, but he later qualified for the Trinidad and Tobago relay team based on his results in the 100 metres.[8] His training was also impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the indoor track season being cancelled in March 2020.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Eric Harrison Jr". Ohio State. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Athletics: Men's 4 x 100m Relay Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Eric Harrison Jr". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Harrison heads to the Olympics". Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Harrison strikes gold". Trinidad Express. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Eric Harrison Jr. takes three trips to the podium at World U20 Championships to earn USATF Athlete of the Week". USA Track & Field, Inc. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Ohio State Track and Field's Eric Harrison Takes Home Three Medals at IAAF World U20 Championships". Eleven Warriors. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Fast and not so furious: Ohio State sprinters feel blessed to be Tokyo-bound". Dispatch. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Track and field: Anavia Battle and Eric Harrison overcome obstacles on their runs to the Tokyo Olympics". Retrieved 7 January 2022.
