Kemar Mowatt (born 12 March 1995) is a professional

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n hurdler.

Personal life

In 2018 he became a graduate of the

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Career

He was a 2 time SEC champion, and a double time

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finalist, and a medalist at his national championship in Jamaica in 2017 and 2018. Without any previous merits at the international level, he finished fourth at the 2017 World Championships. He won the 2019 Jamaican 400m hurdles National Championships. His personal best time is 48.49 seconds, achieved in June 2017 in

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. He qualified to represent Jamaica at the

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where he reached the semi-finals.

References

1995 births Living people Jamaican male hurdlers World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Jamaica Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Jamaica 21st-century Jamaican people {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub