Lamara Distin Explained

Sport:Track and field
Event:High jump
Birth Date:3 March 2000
Birth Place:Jamaica
Collegeteam:Texas A&M Aggies

Lamara Distin (born 3 March 2000)[1] is a Jamaican high jumper who won the gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[2]

Early life

Distin was born and raised in the Hanover Parish in Jamaica

Secondary/High School

Distin competed for Hydel High School at the Jamaica track and field high school championship known as "Champs" [3]

Post Secondary/University

She is an NCAA Champion for Texas A&M University and the current Jamaican record holder in high jump.[4]

In 2023, she was named as a Pre-season candidate for the Bowerman award. [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lamara DISTIN Profile World Athletics . 2022-08-06 . worldathletics.org.
  2. Web site: Levy . Leighton . Lamara Distin soars to yet another national record with world-leading 1.97m at Alumni Muster . 2022-08-06 . www.sportsmax.tv . en-gb.
  3. Web site: Lamara Distin - Track and Field .
  4. Web site: Lamara Distin wants to go higher and higher . 2022-08-06 . Jamaica Observer . 16 July 2022 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Jamaica's Distin named on the Bowerman 2023 Preseason Watch List . 10 January 2023 .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Lamara Distin".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.