Kemar Hyman
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Nationality | Cayman Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1989-10-11) 11 October 1989 (age 34) George Town, Cayman Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Florida State Seminoles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 100 m: 9.95 (Madrid 2012) 200 m: 20.73 (Athens 2016) 60m: 6.56 (Alabama 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 12 December 2014 |
Kemar Hyman (born 11 October 1989) is a Caymanian sprinter. He graduated from Florida State University with an Economic Degree. Whilst competing for Florida State University he became the 2012 ACC indoor and outdoor champion and placed third at the 2012 indoor NCAA championships. Hyman is the national record holder in the 100 and 200 metres. Kemar holds the 60m record with Olympian Kareem Streete-Thompson in 6.56 seconds.[1]
Hyman first represented the Cayman Islands at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in the 100 metres he also became an Olympian at the 2012 London Olympics[2] and was the flag bearer for Cayman Islands in the opening ceremony.[3][4]
He is a native of George Town, Cayman Islands.
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 m: 9.95 s (wind: +1.8 m/s) – Madrid, 7 Jul 2012
- 200 m: 20.73 s (wind: +0.8 m/s) – Athens, Georgia, 9 April 2016
Indoor
- 60 m: 6.56 s – Birmingham, Alabama, 21 January 2012
- 200 m: 21.42 s – Blacksburg, Virginia, 22 January 2011
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the Cayman Islands | |||||
2005 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago | 7th | 100m | 11.17 (+1.5 m/s) |
4th | 200m | 22.51 (-1.0 m/s) | |||
Pan American Junior Championships | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | 6th | 4 × 100 m | 41.49 | |
World Youth Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 2nd (h)1 | 100m | 10.80 (+0.6 m/s) | |
7th (sf) | 200m | 22.00 (+1.2 m/s) | |||
2006 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe | 6th | 100m | 10.79 (0.0 m/s) |
3rd (h)2 | 200m | 22.33 (+1.0 m/s) | |||
5th | 4 × 100 m | 41.58 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 4th (h) | 100m | 10.80 (+1.3 m/s) | |
4th | 200m | 21.37 (+1.4 m/s) | |||
3rd | 4 × 100 m | 40.79 | |||
World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 18th (sf) | 100m | 10.81 (-0.4 m/s) | |
19th (sf) | 200m | 21.54 (-1.0 m/s) | |||
18th (h) | 4 × 100 m | 40.92 | |||
2007 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos | 6th | 100m | 10.61 (+1.2 m/s) |
2nd | 200m | 21.10 (+0.7 m/s) | |||
6th | 4 × 100 m | 41.90 | |||
Pan American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 7th (sf) | 100m | 10.73 (+0.4 m/s) | |
5th | 200m | 21.51 (+0.9 m/s) | |||
NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 12th (h) | 100m | 10.71 (-1.9 m/s) | |
4th | 4 × 100 m | 40.01 | |||
2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 8th | 100m | 10.79 (-0.8 m/s) |
4th (h) | 200m | 21.81 (+0.4 m/s) | |||
2009 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | La Habana, Cuba | 10th (h) | 100m | 10.42 (+0.0 m/s) |
12th (h) | 200m | 21.23 (+0.5 m/s) | |||
5th | 4 × 100 m | 39.54 | |||
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 59th (h) | 100m | 10.59 (-0.2 m/s) | |
2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 2nd (h)3 | 100m | 10.40 (-0.9 m/s) |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 4th (h)2 | 100m | 10.16 (+1.5 m/s) |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | – | 100m | DQ |
2014 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 18th (h) | 4 × 100 m | 39.76 |
10th (h) | 4 × 200 m | 1:24.91 | |||
Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 6th (sf) | 100m | 10.31 (0.0 m/s) | |
5th (h) | 4 × 100 m | 40.50 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 6th (h) | 100m | 10.78 A (+0.4 m/s) | |
2015 | NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 5th | 100m | 10.21 (-0.1 m/s) |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 38th (h) | 100 m | 10.32 | |
2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 11th (sf) | 60 m | 6.61 |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 45th (h) | 100 m | 10.34 | |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | – | 60 m | DQ |
Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 5th | 100 m | 10.21 | |
2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 13th (h) | 100 m | 10.44 |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 37th (h) | 100 m | 10.37 | |
2020 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 49th (h) | 100 m | 10.41 |
2022 | NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 13th (h) | 100 m | 10.62 |
1: Disqualified in the semifinal.
2: Did not show in the semifinal.
3: Disqualified in the final.
References
- ^ "Video: Kemar Hyman sets new Cayman Islands 100m record". Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Kemar Hyman Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "London 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). olympic.org. IOC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Flagbearers for Cayman Islands". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
External links
- Florida State Seminoles bio
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kemar Hyman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- Tilastopaja biography
- Kemar Hyman at World Athletics
- Kemar Hyman at Diamond League
- Kemar Hyman at TFRRS.org
- Kemar Hyman at Olympedia
- Kemar Hyman at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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Preceded by | Flagbearer for Cayman Islands London 2012 | Succeeded by |
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