Leonardo Ledgister
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| Nationality | Jamaican | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | 400m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Leonardo Ledgister (born 27 April 1999) is a
400m Hurdles.[1]
Personal life
From
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.[3]
Career
Ledgister was a finalist at the 2018 World Under-20 Championships in the 400m hurdles finishing fourth in Tampere, Finland in a personal best time of 49.93.[4]
On 30 May 2021 he achieved the 400m hurdles Olympic qualifying standard for the delayed
discus.[6]
Ledgister had a disappointing run at the Jamaican Olympic trials where he was the fastest man in the field but did not get past the semi-finals, finishing eighth in his race.[7] Ledgister was subsequently named as a reserve in the Jamaican squad for the Tokyo Olympics, however was unable to compete at the event.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Leonardo LEDGISTER | Profile". worldathletics.org.
- ^ "Off to Finland!". Jamaica Observer.
- ^ "Leonardo Ledgister - Track & Field". Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Athletics.
- ^ "Briana's double - 16-y-o wins 200m to add to 100m gold". Jamaica Gleaner.
- ^ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer.
- ^ "Ledgister Advances to Finals of NCAA Outdoor Championships". Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Athletics.
- ^ "Easy does it: Jamaica's 100m big guns move into semis at senior national trials". our.today.
- ^ "Fraser-Pryce to lead Jamaica's Olympic charge in Tokyo". Jamaica Gleaner.
- ^ "Jamaica submits 61 member team for Tokyo Olympics". Jamaica.loopnews.
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