Jason Carty Explained

Jason Carty
Birth Date:10 November 1969
Death Date:[1]
Nationality:British
Occupation:Masters Sprint Athlete

Jason Carty (10 November 1969 - September 2021) was a British masters sprint athlete and world record holder.[2]

Masters Athletics Career

At the European Masters Indoor Championships in March 2015, Carty won the gold medal in the 60m in the M45 category in a time of 7.24.[3] Later in the year, after a successful British Masters Championships, Carty came second in the 100m at the World Masters Championships to Reggie Pendland of the US, just ahead of his British rival Darren Scott.[4]

In 2016, Carty was diagnosed with lung cancer. But he returned to competitive athletics and at the World Masters Athletics Championships in 2018 he took gold in the M45 100m in a new British record, and also won the 4x100m relay.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jason Carty: 1969-2021 . England Athletics . 23 July 2024.
  2. Web site: The courageous Jason Carty . BMAF.
  3. News: Ros Tabor and Darren Scott among athletes to impress in Torun . AW . 29 March 2015.
  4. News: Anthony Whiteman among World Masters winners in Lyon . AW . 10 August 2015.
  5. Web site: Interview with World Masters sprint champion Jason Carty. October 14, 2018.