Jermaine Gonzales (born 26 November 1984) is a

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runner. He is currently being coached by

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and Bertland Cameron. He had a successful start to international

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in the young age categories, taking the 400 m bronze at the

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and stepping up a level for another bronze at the

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. He missed large parts of the 2003 and 2004 seasons due to injury. He competed at the

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with the Jamaican 4x400 metre relay team, which was disqualified. He won his first senior medal at the

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with a new personal best time of 45.16 seconds. He improved his personal best to 44.79 seconds with a win at a meeting in June in

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– the first time he had run under 45 seconds since 2006. The following month he broke

Roxbert Martin Roxbert Martin (born 5 November 1969 in Saint Ann, Jamaica) is a former Jamaican 400 metres runner, who was selected for the Jamaican 4x400 metres relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal. He was part of the gold-medal-wi ...

's Jamaican record to win the

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meeting with a time of 44.40 seconds—setting a world-leading mark.Gonzales delivers – Smashes J’can 400m record in Monaco
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'' (2010-07-23).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzales, Jermaine 1984 births Living people People from Saint Catherine Parish Jamaican male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica Olympic athletes of Jamaica World Athletics Championships medalists Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games