Yohan Blake
Athletics
Jamaica
| Full Name | Yohan Blake |
| Profession / Role | Sprinter |
| Date of Birth | 26 Dec, 1989 |
Born on 26th December, 1989 in St. James, Yohan Blake is a well-known sprinter from Jamaica who predominantly competes in 100m and 200m sprint races. He is regarded as the second-fastest man after Usain Bolt.
His Achievements:-
- Five gold medals at CARIFTA Junior Games of 2006, 2007 and 2008, held at Les Abymes and Providenciales
- Two gold medals at the CARIFTA Youth Games of 2005, held at Bacolet
- Three gold medals at the 2006 CAC Junior Championships (U20) held in Trinidad
- Gold medal at the 100m at the 2011 World Championships as the youngest 100 m World Champion ever
- Two gold medals at the 2011 World Championships that was held in South Korea
- One gold and two silver medals at the Olympic Games in 2012 in London
- Two gold medals at the 2014 World Relays held at the Bahamas
- One gold at the Olympic Games 2016 at Rio de Janeiro
- Bronze medal in 4x200 m relay at the 2017 IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas
- Gold medal in 4x100m relay at the 2018 IAAF Continental Cup held in Ostrava
- In the 2018 Commonwealth Games, he won the bronze in both 100m and 4x100m relay in Australia
- In 2019, Blake won another gold medal in 100m at Diamond league, Birmingham
- Concluded at the 5th position in 100 m discipline with 9.97 mark at 2019 Doha World Championship
Updated On : 26 Nov, 2021
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