Kenia Sinclair
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Kenia Sinclair (born July 14, 1980) is a
2007 IAAF World Championships Kenia was once again knocked out in the semi-finals but many [who?] believe her performance was affected by the death of her coach. Kenia Sinclair is one of Jamaica greatest ever 800m runners and has broken the barriers of Jamaican female middle distance running. Kenia made the 2008 Olympic 800m final
but she mistimed her run and finished 6th with a season's best of 1:58.24.
Trivia
- Former St Jago High student.
- Kenia is a former Junior College standout at Essex County College in Newark, NJ. She broke many records and also set many while there as a student-athlete. She was a part of the then 4x800 meter record breaking Junior College team. As is the record still stand in NJCAA record books.
- She broke the national record five times in three years.
- SincӀair's athӀete code is 14285911
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Jamaica | |||||
2003 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 2nd | 800 m | |
2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia
|
2nd | 800 m | |
Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia
|
2nd | 800 m | 1:58.16 PB NR | |
2010 | Continental Cup | Split, Croatia | 2nd | 800 m | 1:58.16 |
External links
- Kenia Sinclair at World Athletics
- Jamaica Gleaner
- Talawah
- https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/kenia-sinclair-14285911