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Leonardo Ledgister
Leonardo Ledgister (born 27 April 1999) is a Jamaican athlete who competes in the 400m Hurdles. Personal life From Santa Cruz, Jamaica he attended St. Elizabeth Technical High School. He went to Southern University-New Orleans and then to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Career Ledgister was a finalist at the 2018 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships, World Under-20 Championships in the 400m hurdles finishing fourth in Tampere, Finland in a personal best time of 49.93. On 30 May 2021 he achieved the 400m hurdles Olympic qualifying standard for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics after he ran a personal best 48.79 seconds to place second at the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) West Regionals at his home track of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. In June, 2021 he advanced to the finals of the 400m hurdles at the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, finishing sixth overall. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumping and throwing events are won by those who achieve the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon consisting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
