Kareem Streete-Thompson Explained

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Kareem Streete-Thompson
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long jump, 100 metres
Birth Date:1973 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Ithaca, New York

Kareem Streete-Thompson (born March 30, 1973) is a Caymanian-American athlete specializing in the long jump and the 100 metres. He was born in Ithaca, New York.

Although born in the United States, he lived his first 18 years in the Cayman Islands. Originally he represented the Cayman Islands, then the United States, and then from 1999 the Cayman Islands again.

Competing for the Rice Owls track and field program, he won two NCAA titles in the long jump.[1]

Two times in the role, he was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for themost outstanding athlete of the 1989 CARIFTA Games and 1990 CARIFTA Games.

In the 2004 Summer Olympics, he participated in the 100 metres, achieving a second place and a season's best time in the heat from which he qualified, before exiting the competition in the second round with a fifth-placed finish. In the long jump competition, he did not qualify for the final.

Achievements

Representing the
1987CARIFTA Games (U-17)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobagobgcolor=gold1stLong jump6.91 m
1988CARIFTA Games (U-17)Kingston, Jamaicabgcolor=gold1stLong jump7.06 m
World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada47th (h)100m11.30 (-1.0 m/s)
24th (q)Long jump6.84 m (-0.6 m/s)
1989CARIFTA Games (U-17)Bridgetown, Barbadosbgcolor=silver2nd100 m10.88
3rd200 m21.9
bgcolor=gold1stLong jump7.83 m
1990Commonwealth GamesAuckland, New Zealand29th (qf)100 m10.89
11thLong jump7.53 m
CARIFTA Games (U-20)Kingston, Jamaicabgcolor=gold1stLong jump7.94 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)Havana, Cuba4th200 m22.41 (-0.9 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1stLong jump7.97 m (0.3 m/s)
World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria3rdLong jump7.94 m (-0.2 m/s)
1991UniversiadeSheffield, United Kingdom(q)Long jump7.50 m
World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan38th (q)Long jump6.99 m (+0.3 m/s)
1992Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)Tegucigalpa, Hondurasbgcolor=silver2nd100 m10.6 (0.0 m/s)
bgcolor=gold1stLong jump7.57 m
Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain46th (h)100 m10.78 (-2.2 m/s)
38th (q)Long jump7.39 m (-0.5 m/s)
Representing
1993UniversiadeBuffalo, United Statesbgcolor=gold1stLong jump8.22 m (w)
1994Goodwill GamesSt. Petersburg, Russia3rdLong jump8.29 m
1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden14thLong jump7.43 m (-2.1 m/s)
Representing
1999Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada2ndLong jump8.12 m
World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain8th100 m10.24 (+0.2 m/s)
24th (q)Long jump7.75 m (+0.2 m/s)
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia13th (q)Long jump7.99 m (+0.3 m/s)
2001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal2ndLong jump8.16 m
Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala1stLong jump7.97 m A
World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada5thLong jump8.10 m (+0.7 m/s)
2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, England3rdLong jump7.89 m (+1.2 m/s)
2003Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsSt George's, Grenada8th4 × 100 m41.50
1stLong jump8.12 m w
World ChampionshipsParis, France15th (q)Long jump7.87 m (-1.0 m/s)
Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic9th (h)4 × 100 m41.10
4thLong jump7.96 m
2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece21st (qf)100 m10.24 (-0.2 m/s)
20th (q)Long jump7.85 m (+0.7 m/s)
2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia23rd (qf)100 m10.71 (-0.4 m/s)
12th (h)4 × 100 m40.76
Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia14th (sf)100 m10.47

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Streete-Thompson to be Inducted into SWC Hall of Fame . 2024-05-16 . Rice University Athletics . en.