Warren Weir
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Born | October 1989[nb] Bunkers Hill,[1] Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 200 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Calabar High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Racers Track Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Glen Mills | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 100m 10.02 (+1.5 m/s) (Kingston, Jamaica 2013) 200 m 19.79 (+0.9 m/s) (Kingston, Jamaica 2013)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Warren Weir (born October 31, 1989) is a retired
Career
At the start of his career, Weir competed in the short sprints and the
Weir began to emerge as a 200 m specialist in 2011 after joining the
At the Jamaican Olympic Trials in 2012, Weir broke twenty seconds with a personal best of 19.99 seconds in the 200 m semi final and a third-place finish in the final, behind Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt, earned him a spot on the Jamaican team for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[11] In the Olympic 200 m final he was a surprise bronze medallist, securing a new personal best of 19.84 seconds in the process. His medal made it an all-Jamaican podium finish alongside fellow Racers Track Club athletes Bolt and Blake – the first time Jamaican men had achieved such a medal sweep at the Olympics.[12][13]
Weir started out his 2013 season with a victory of 20.11 seconds in the
Come the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, Weir took the heats easily and made it to the final. In the final, Bolt won the race in a world leading time of 19.66 to become the first man to win the 200m at the world championships three times. Weir got clear silver at 19.79, equalling his best, and Curtis Mitchell the bronze in 20.04. Weir would later collect a gold in the 4 × 100 m, after running in the heats. Weir finished his season off by winning the 200m at the Memorial Van Damme in Brussels and hence won the Diamond League.
In 2014, Weir competed in the Commonwealth Games, running the 200m. After winning his heats, Weir won the silver medal in the final.
He is known for saying "No English, straight Patois," sparking calls on social networks for T-shirts to be printed with the phrase.[14]
In August 2017 Weir announced his retirement from competition via his Instagram account, after not advancing from the heats in the 200m at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London.[15]
In a change of sport, Weir was a member of the Jamaica rugby sevens team that came third at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.[16]
Statistics
Personal bests
- 100 metres: 10.02 sec (2013)
- 200 metres: 19.79 sec (2013)
- 400 metres: 46.10 sec (2013)
- 110 metres hurdles (junior): 13.65 sec (2007)
- 400 metres hurdles: 53.28 sec (2009)
International competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2007 | Pan American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 6th (h)[17] | 110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 14.40 (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
2008 | CARIFTA Games (under-20) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2nd | 110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 14.13 (wind: -0.5 m/s) |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.80 | |||
World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 24th (sf) | 110m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 15.54 (wind: -0.9 m/s) | |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 200 m | 19.84 (wind: +0.4 m/s) |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 2nd | 200 m | 19.79 |
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2nd | 200 m | 20.26 |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 18th (sf) | 200 m | 20.43 |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 27th (h) | 200 m | 20.60 |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 7th | 200 m | 20.71 |
References
- nb There are a variety of conflicting sources about his birthdate: the Jamaican Olympic Team profile lists 31 October,[18] the 2012 Olympics profile has 13 October,[2] and the IAAF profile has 21 October.[6]
- ^ Henry, Okoye (14 November 2017). "Community Focus: Bad roads crippling Bunkers Hill". The Star. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "London 2012 Profile: Warren Weir". London 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Men's 200m – Olympic Athletics". London 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ a b c Warren Weir. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2012-08-20.
- ^ Carifta Games 2008 Archived 23 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2012-08-20.
- ^ a b Weir Warren. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-08-20.
- ^ Athletes. Racers Track Club. Retrieved on 2012-08-20.
- ^ a b Lowe, Andre (14 June 2012). Warren wearing down the clock. Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved on 2012-08-20.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-08-20.
- Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved on 2012-08-20.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-08-20.
- ^ "Racers 1–2–3 Sweep in Men's 200 at JA Trials". Racers Track Club. 1 July 2012. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-08-20.
- ^ "London 2012 Diary: Offbeat snippets from around the Games – day 14". BBC News. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- Jamaica Gleaner. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- The Jamaica Observer. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ Did not finish in the final.
- ^ Warren Weir. Jamaica Olympics. Retrieved on 2012-08-26.
External links
- Warren Weir at World Athletics
- London 2012 Profile Archived 16 December 2012 at archive.today
- Warren Weir at Racers Track Club