Jak Ali Harvey
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Harvey at the 2016 European Championships. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |
 Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
4 May 1989 Hanover Parish, Jamaica [1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres | ||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
100 m 9.92 (Erzurum 2016) 200 m 20.38 (Ankara 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jak Ali Harvey, formerly Jacques Montgomery Harvey (born 4 May 1989 in Hanover Parish, Jamaica) is a former Jamaican sprinter.[2] He now competes for Turkey.[3]
Harvey won the silver medal of the 100 m event at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He became the first ever Turkish athlete to win a medal in that event at the European Championships.[4]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Jamaica | |||||
| 2010 | NACAC U23 Championships | Miramar, Florida, United States | 5th | 100m | 10.26 (+1.7 m/s) |
| 2nd | 4x100m relay | 39.36 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st (h) | 4x100 m relay | 38.96 | |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 1st | 100 m | 10.14 |
| – (h) | 4x100 m relay | DQ | |||
| Representing Turkey | |||||
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 15th (sf) | 100 m | 10.08 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | 100 m | 10.07 |
| 14th (h) | 4x100 m relay | 39.58 | |||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10th (sf) | 100 m | 10.03 | |
| 40th (h) | 200 m | 20.58 | |||
| 10th (h) | 4x100 m relay | 38.30 | |||
References
- ↑ "Jacques Harvey switches allegiance to Turkey". Jamaican Observer. 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ "Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ↑ "Profile". trackalerts.com. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ↑ "Jak Ali Harvey'den gümüş madayla". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
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