Patrick "Pat" Jarrett (born 2 October 1972) is a

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

n sprinter who specialised in the

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. He represented Jamaica at the

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and 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also the 1999 Jamaican 100 m champion and a quarter-finalist at the

1999 World Championships in Athletics The 7th World Championships in Athletics, a World Athletic Championships event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and Augu ...

. He won the 100 m bronze at the 1999 CAC Championships and helped the Jamaican relay team to the bronze at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

. He received a doping ban for two years in 2001, after testing positive for

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at the Jamaican Championships. Currently coaching Current athletes include Barbara Pierre (2016 World 60m Champion, 2008 Beijing 100m Olympian and 2011 Pan American Games 100m Silver Medalist) and Ramon Gittens ( 2016 60m Bronze Medalist, 2012 Olympian, 2012 Barbados 100m National Champion) Desmond Lawrence (2017 4th US Indoor Championships)16 World 60m Champion, 2008 Beijing 100m Olympian and 2011 Pan American Games 100m Silver Medalist) and Ramon Gittens ( 2016 60m Bronze Medalist, 2012 Olympian, 2012 Barbados 100m National Champion) Desmond Lawrence (2017 4th US Indoor Championships) Sprint Coach, Athletes in Action – Youth USATF (Raleigh, NC) 2015–Present Sprint specialist for the 100m, 200m, 400m and Sprint relays Sprint Coach, Enloe HS (Raleigh, NC) 2017–Present Sprint specialist for the 100m, 200m, 400m and Sprint relays. Sprint Coach, Saudi Arabia Federation (Raleigh, NC) March – May 2017 Sprint specialist for the 100m, 200m, 400m and Sprint relays Sprint Coach, Virginia Beach Flames – Youth AAU (Virginia Beach, VA) 2010, 2009 Sprint specialist for the 100m, 200m, 400m and Sprint relays. Coached several athletes to the 2010 and 2009 Nationals including 2009 Girls 100m and 200m National AAU Champion

Career

Jarrett originally started out

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for Farmingdale High School in Long Island, New York, where he was ranked #1 in the 100 m in New York state from 1990-91. Afterwards, he attended St. John's University and starred on the track team from 1991 until he dropped out in 1993, academically ineligible. After a modest but short career at St. John's, he moved to New York Tech to continue running. He came to prominence in 1999 when he won the bronze medal in the 100 m at the 1999 CAC Championships, finishing behind

Obadele Thompson Obadele "Oba" Thompson BSS (born 30 March 1976) is a Barbados-born former sprinter, lawyer, author, and speaker. He won Barbados's first and only Olympic medal as an independent country by placing third in the 100 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olymp ...

and Kim Collins. He was selected for the 4×100 metres relay team at the

and the squad won the bronze in at time of 38.82 seconds. He won the 100 m at the Jamaican Championships that year, running a time of 10.30 seconds. He was Jamaica's only representative in the 100 m at the

and he reached the quarter-finals stage but was knocked out as he finished fifth in his race. Regardless, his time of 10.22 seconds was a new personal best. Along with Garth Robinson, Christopher Williams and Ray Stewart, he finished fifth (upgraded to fourth after

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was disqualified) in the heats of the 4×100 metres relay in his second competition of the championships. He improved his personal best to 10.14 seconds at the National Championships in 2000, and his third place behind Williams and

Lindel Frater Lindel Frater (born 13 November 1977 in Trelawny, Jamaica) is a former sprinter who specialised in the 60 metres and 100 metres events. He competed at the 2000 Olympic Games, reaching the semi-finals in the 100 m and finishing fourth i ...

finish guaranteed him a place in the Jamaican Olympic team. He reached the second round of the 100 m, along with his compatriots, at the

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but he finished last in his race, pulling up before the finish line. He was not selected for the relay at the Olympics and the Jamaican team of Frater,

Dwight Thomas Dwight Thomas O.D (born 23 September 1980) is a Jamaican sprinter, mainly competing in the 100 metres event and more recently the 110 m hurdles. Career He won the bronze medal at the IAAF World Junior Championships in 1998 at the 100 m and ...

, Williams and Llewellyn Bredwood set a national record in the final. At the 2001

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Jarrett helped the Jamaican team including Donovan Powell, Byron Logan and Chris Williams to third place with a time of 38.68 seconds. He also improved his 100 m best to 10.12 seconds, ahead of

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. He finished second at the Jamaican National Championships that year but his doping test from the competition was positive for the banned steroid

. He contested the test but the IAAF upheld the decision and he was banned from

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for a period of two years. He returned from the ban in 2003 and his next major appearance came at the

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. He did not earn an individual spot, but was chosen for the relay and a team comprising Dwight Thomas, Jarrett, Winston Smith and

Michael Frater Michael Frater O.D (born 6 October 1982) is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres event. He won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games for the event. He has al ...

recorded a time of 38.71 seconds for fourth in the heats (which was not enough to make the final). In 2005 he was fifth at both the

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and the

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meeting in

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(where he ran a season's best of 10.15 seconds).Patrick JARRETT Profile
The-sports.org. Retrieved on 2010-08-30.

Personal bests

*All information taken from IAAF profile.

References

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Career

Personal bests

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