Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (born August 21, 1996) is a Puerto Rican

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athlete who specializes in the

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. At the

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, she became the first Puerto Rican of

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descent and the second person representing Puerto Rico ever to win a gold medal while representing

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. In the semi-finals, Camacho-Quinn set her personal best and

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of 12.26 seconds, which is tied for the fourth fastest time in history. Camacho-Quinn participated at the

2016 Rio Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

in her specialty event, achieving 12.70 seconds in the heats, a time that would have secured her fifth place in the final. However, she was disqualified in the semi-finals after hitting a hurdle.

Progression

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100 metres hurdles

100 metres

200 metres

Long jump

Major achievements

Personal life

Her parents are James Quinn, an African-American man, and María Milagros Camacho, a Puerto Rican woman. Both competed in athletics at Baptist College (now

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) in South Carolina, United States of America, with her father competing in hurdles and her mother as a sprint runner and long jumper. Camacho-Quinn's mother, María Milagros Camacho, is from

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, which made Camacho-Quinn eligible to represent Puerto Rico in international competitions, including in the Olympics.

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(NFL) player Robert Quinn is her brother. Jasmine graduated from

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, in North Charleston, South Carolina.

Identity

Born and raised in South Carolina, Camacho-Quinn decided later in life that she wanted to know more about her mother's side of the family, who live in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. She identifies as a Puerto Rican. In July 2021, she tweeted about her mother, "You see my mommy? The PUERTO RICAN woman that birthed me?" and stated "I am Puerto Rican" in a video posted by the Puerto Rican Olympic Committee. Camacho-Quinn is the first Afro-Puerto Rican to win a gold medal. This was celebrated by social anthropologist Bárbara Abadía-Rexach, who stated "Camacho-Quinn’s victory is a pioneering example for black girls on the island that shows them they can achieve whatever they set their minds to, despite the "systemic barriers" they will encounter due to their gender, race and ethnicity."

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Camacho-Quinn, Jasmine 1996 births Living people Olympic track and field athletes of Puerto Rico African-American people Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Puerto Rican female hurdlers Olympic gold medalists for Puerto Rico People from Ladson, South Carolina Kentucky Wildcats women's track and field athletes People of Afro–Puerto Rican descent American people of Puerto Rican descent Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships medalists