Jura Lanconia Levy (born 4 November 1990) is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the

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and

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. Her personal bests for the events are 11.10 seconds and 22.76 seconds, respectively. She attended

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and won four gold medals at the 2010

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championships, taking the 100 m and 200 m titles and two relay titles. She has won a number of medals at the

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including a relay gold in 2006, 200 m bronze in

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and a sprints gold/silver double at the 2009 CARIFTA Games. At international level, she was a finalist in both the individual sprints at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics and reached the 200 m final at the

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. Her last appearance in the age group categories came at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, where she was a double sprints bronze medallist and took a silver medal in the 4×100 m relay. Levy began competing at the senior level in 2011. At the

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in July she won silver medals over 100 m in the individual and relay competitions. She was selected to represent Jamaica in the 100 m at the

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in Daegu and reached the semi-finals of the event. She ran in the heat stage of the women's relay and although she did not race in the final, she received a world silver medal as part of the team.4x100 Metres Relay - W Heats
. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Levy, Jura 1990 births Living people Jamaican female sprinters South Plains College alumni World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica World Athletics Championships medalists Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Jamaica Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics 21st-century Jamaican women