| Karayme Bartley | |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 400 metres |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Lionel Town, Jamaica[1] |
Karayme Bartley (born 10 September 1995) is a Jamaican athlete.[2] He competed in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
In 2012, Bartley began his track career as a student at Garvey Maceo High School in Clarendon.[4] The following year, he reached the final at the Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Championships in Jamaica.[4] In 2015, Bartley earned a scholarship at Iowa Central Community College in the United States.[4] After his graduation from Iowa Central, he attended the University of Iowa, graduating in 2019.[4] In April 2021, Bartley ran a time of 20.42 seconds for the 200 metres, the fastest time by a Jamaican in the season.[4] [5]
After leaving the University of Iowa, Bartley joined the Texas Tech's Sports Performance Center at Texas Tech University.[6] He finished in third place in the Jamaican trials for the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 400 metres, to qualify for the Olympics.[7] Bartley had originally focused on the 200 metres, but an injury changed his focus to the 400 metres instead.[7]
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Bartley ran in both the men's 4 × 400 metres relay and the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay events.[8] [9]