Jason Livermore (born 25 April 1988) is a

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sprinter who competes in the

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and

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. He has personal bests of 10.05 seconds and 20.13 seconds for the distances, respectively. He was the bronze medallist in the 200 m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He represented his country at the

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and twice at the Pan American Games (2007 . Livermore has competed in the Jamaican relay team in the 4×100, 4×200 and

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. He runs for Akan Track Club.

Career

Born in Kingston, Jamaica,Jason Livermore
Glasgow 2014. Retrieved on 2014-07-31. Livermore attended

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and ran for the school alongside other sprint alumni Warren Weir and Ramone McKenzie.Jason Livermore
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-07-31. He made his first international appearances at the age of nineteen. Having set a 100 m best of 10.64 seconds for fourth at the Jamaican High School Championships, he was chosen for the

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, but he did not get past the heats at the meet in

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. He improved his 100 m best to 10.61 seconds in 2008, then 10.43 in 2010. A 200 m best of 21.61 seconds brought him eighth at the Jamaican Athletics Championships. He was part of the Jamaican

team for the

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and the quartet including Roxroy Cato, Teo Bennett, and Ramone McKenzie placed fourth. Livermore ran 10.31 seconds at the 2011 Jamaican Championships, but could not progress beyond the quarter-finals due to the depth of Jamaican men's sprinting. He returned to the Pan American Games in 2011. He was eliminated in the first round of the 100 m, but ran a best of 20.73 seconds in 200 m qualifying, later being eliminated in the semi-finals. He ran in both sprint relay teams for Jamaica, but neither reached the final. He did not compete internationally in 2012 – his best race that year was a personal best-equalling time of 10.31 seconds in the 100 m. Livermore was second to Kim Collins at the 2013 UTech Classic in Kingston, running 10.29 seconds. He made big improvements at the Jamaican Championships starting with a 100 m best of 10.07 seconds for fifth overall. He knocked over half a second off his 200 m best during the tournament and his time of 20.13 seconds in the final was enough for third behind Warren Weir and Nickel Ashmeade. This earned him the fourth 200 m spot on the Jamaican team at the

(defending champion

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was automatically qualified). Prior to that event, he was a double medallist at the

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: first he won the bronze in the 200 m, then he shared in the 4×100 metres relay silver medals after anchoring home a team of Oshane Bailey,

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, and Jermaine Brown. On his global senior debut in Moscow he reached the semi-finals of the World Championship 200 metres. The inaugural 2014 IAAF World Relays saw Livermore on qualification duty in the 4×200 metres relay. He helped the team to a continental record of 1:20.15 minutes, which was soon broken by the

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-setting Jamaican team in the final. He started competing on the international track and field circuit and was second in the 200 m at the

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to Femi Ogunode. He peaked for the Jamaican Championships with a best of 10.05 seconds in the 100 m. He was the runner-up over 100 m and third in the 200 m. He was chosen to represent

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and reached the final of both events. First, he placed sixth in the Commonwealth Games 100 m and then he took the bronze medal in a Jamaican medal sweep in the 200 m final, alongside

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and Weir.Broadbent, Chris (2014-07-31)
Amos defeats Rudisha over 800m at the Commonwealth Games
IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-08-02. He then earned his first international gold medal, helping Jamaica to first place in the men's 4x100m, setting a new games record of 37.58.

Personal bests

– 10.03 sec (2016) *

– 20.13 sec (2013)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Livermore, Jason Living people 1988 births Jamaican male sprinters Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Pan American Games competitors for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics