Jessy Franco (born 7 December 1998) is a Gibraltarian sprinter. He represented his territory in the 400 metres at the 2019 World Championships in Doha without advancing from the first round but setting a new national record of 47.41.
He has a Gibraltarian father and Faroese mother who met when competing at the 1989 Island Games in athletics and gymnastics respectively.[1] Jessy himself later competed at two editions of the Games. His older brother Julian was also a sprinter.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Island Games | Jersey | 6th | 100 m | 11.22 | |
| 6th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.62 | ||||
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.46 | ||||
| European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 24th (h) | 100 m | 11.24 | ||
| Commonwealth Youth Games | Apia, Samoa | 13th (sf) | 200 m | 22.57 (w) | ||
| 9th (h) | 400 m | 50.62 | ||||
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 32nd (h) | 200 m | 22.44 | |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 56th (h) | 100 m | 11.04 | |
| 35th (h) | 400 m | 48.40 | ||||
| Championships of the Small States of Europe | Schaan, Liechtenstein | 4th | 400 m | 49.69 | ||
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 29th (h) | 400 m | 48.12 | ||
| 2019 | Island Games | Gibraltar | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 200 m | 22.47 |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m | 48.34 | |||
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 35th (h) | 400 m | 47.41 | ||
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 54th (h) | 200 m | 22.04 | |
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