Sean Bailey (born 15 July 1997) is a Jamaican athlete.

Early life

From

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and a former

St Jago High School St. Jago High School (formerly Beckford & Smith) in Spanish Town, St Catherine, Jamaica, founded in 1744, is one of the oldest, continuously operated schools in the Western Hemisphere. It is renowned for graduating some of Jamaica's senior mil ...

athlete, Bailey moved on to competing for the

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where he made the

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400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

final in 2021 before injuring his hamstring in the race.

Career

Bailey clocked 45.04 seconds to win the men's 400 metres at the Jamaican Olympic Trials. He was named in the Jamaican Olympic team for the delayed

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having qualified through his world ranking. In Tokyo, Bailey participated in the mixed relay and finished seventh in the final. Bailey won the Jamaican men's title again in July 2023, running 44.48 seconds, ahead of

Antonio Watson Antonio Watson (born 11 September 2001) is a Jamaican sprinter. He won the gold medal in the boys' 400 metres event at the 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2018, he won the silver medal in the boys' 200 met ...

in second and Jevaughn Powell in third. Bailey was selected for the

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in 2023, where he finished fifth in the final of the 400 metres. In April 2024, he was selected as part of the Jamiacan team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in

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Personal life

Bailey is the brother of

Veronica Campbell-Brown Veronica Campbell-Brown CD ( Campbell; born 15 May 1982) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 meters.

References

1997 births Living people Jamaican male sprinters Place of birth missing (living people) Jamaican Athletics Championships winners UTEP Miners men's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Jamaica Sportspeople from Spanish Town 21st-century Jamaican people {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub