Jehue Gordon
 Gordon at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 December 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 400 m: 46.43 s (Marabella 2010) 400 m h: 47.69 s (Moscow 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jehue Gordon (born 15 December 1991) is a Trinidadian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. He turned professional on 24 June 2010,[1] and signed a deal with Adidas in August 2010.[2]
Formerly a pupil of Belmont Boys' Secondary R.C. School and
athletics career at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where he finished fifth in the semi-finals at the age of 16. He was the bronze medallist in the 400 m hurdles at the 2008 CARIFTA Games and went on to win the gold medal the following year, recording a championship record of 50.01 seconds.[4] His success continued in the form of a bronze medal at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, where he ran a time of 49.45 seconds,[5] and a silver at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
.
He qualified for the
senior national record of 48.66 seconds in the heats.[6] He progressed through the rounds and reached the final, finishing in fourth with a 48.26-second national record.[7] Statisticians A. Lennart Julin and Mirko Jalava picked out Gordon's performances as sign of promise for future success.[8] At the start of the 2010 season, he took a 400 m and 110 metres hurdles double at the trials for the CARIFTA Games.[9] He went on to improve the championship records in both the 110 and 400 m hurdles at the 2010 CARIFTA Games, earning himself that year's Austin Sealy Trophy
.
He took part in both the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[10]
When he won the 400 m hurdles at the 2013 World Championships, he set a new national record of 47.69.[11] The year after, he won silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[11]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Trinidad and Tobago
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| 2008 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 53.18 |
| World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 15th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 52.26 | |
| 4th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.60 | |||
| 2009 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.86 (+0.7 m/s) |
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.01 CR | |||
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.20 | |||
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 48.26 NR | |
| 2010 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | George Town, Cayman Islands | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.41 CR (+1.3 m/s) |
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 49.76 CR | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:11.59 | |||
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-20) |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 50.26 CR | |
| 1st | 4x400 m relay | 3:08.19 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
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1st | 400m hurdles | 49.30 | |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 50.10 |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea
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9th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.08 | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom
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6th | 400 m hurdles | 48.86 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 47.69 NR |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.74 | |||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom
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2nd | 400 m hurdles | 48.75 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China
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31st (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.91 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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35th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.98 |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia
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8th | 400 m hurdles | 50.02 |
| NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada
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7th | 400 m hurdles | 50.12 | |
References
- ^ "Jehue Gordon Turns Professional". HSInternational: News and Announcements. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ Laurence, Kwame (5 August 2010). "Gordon signs with adidas". Trinidad Express. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010.
- ^ "Jehue Gordon's school - Queen's Royal College, Trinidad and Tobago", BBC Sport, 10 September 2010.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2 June 2010.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2 June 2010.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 15 August 2009.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 22 August 2009. Archived8 September 2009.
- IAAF(24 December 2009). Retrieved on 2 June 2010.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2 June 20102.
- ^ "Jehue Gordon at Olympics.com". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Jehue Gordon at World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
External links
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World U20 Champions in men's 400 metres hurdles | |
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