Demar Francis
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| Nationality | Jamaican | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200m: 20.28 (Waco, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Demar Francis (born 25 January 2001) is a Jamaican sprinter.[1]
Early life
[edit]He attended Excelsior High School and the University of South Dakota before transferring to Baylor University.[2]
Career
[edit]He won gold in the 200 metres at the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in Costa Rica.[3]
He became Jamaica’s national indoor record holder in the 200m with a run of 20.46 in 2023. He lowered it again to 20.42 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in February 2024.[4][5]
He won a silver medal in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Demar Francis". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Demar Francis lowers own national indoor 200m record". Jamaica Observer. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "2023 NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Jamaican indoor 200m record holder Demar Francis named Big 12 Men's Athlete of the Week". SportsMax. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Big 12 Championships: Julien Alfred's Blistering Run Earns Gold, Kevona Davis Misses Out". Track Alerts. 26 Feb 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "USA dominates men's 4x400m in Nanjing". World Athletics. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Pinnock and Men's 4x400m Relay Win Silver as World Indoors Ends in Nanjing". SportsMax. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
