Lamara Distin (born 3 March 2000) is a Jamaican

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er who won the gold medal at the

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in Birmingham, England.

Early life

Distin was born and raised in the Hanover Parish in Jamaica

Secondary/High School

Distin competed for

Hydel High School Hydel High School is a prestigious private co-educational secondary school, located on the Ferry Highway, in the Parish of St. Catherine, Jamaica. Founded by former Jamaican Senator, Hyacinth Bennett in September 1993, on Ardenne Road in Kings ...

at the Jamaica track and field high school championship known as "Champs"

Post Secondary/University

She is an NCAA Champion for Texas A&M University and the current Jamaican record holder in high jump. In 2023, she was named as a Pre-season candidate for the Bowerman award.

References

2000 births Living people Jamaican female high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Jamaican women Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field) Texas A&M Aggies women's track and field athletes NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub