Jason Young (born 21 March 1991) is a Jamaican sprinter, competing in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

and

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

. Jason is a student at University of the West Indies, Mona and won a joint silver medal in the

200 m The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

at the

2011 Summer Universiade The 2011 Summer Universiade ( zh, c=2011年夏季世界大学生运动会, p=Èr líng yī yī Nián xiàjì shìjiè dàxuéshēng yùndònghuì), the XXVI Summer Universiade ( zh, c=第二十六届夏季世界大学生运动会, p=Dì Èrshíl ...

. Young attracted attention in July 2012 when he set a massive new personal best of 19.86 s in the 200 metres at the Spitzen Leichtathletik meeting in

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, beating Warren Weir. Earlier in the evening he had set a new personal best of 10.06 s in the 100 metres.

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External links

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Jason Young page at Racers Track Club
1991 births Living people Jamaican male sprinters Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for Jamaica Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub