# Ackeem Blake > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ackeem_Blake > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ackeem_Blake.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackeem_Blake > Source revision: 1353714446 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Jamaican sprinter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Ackeem Blake | image = Ackeem Blake 2024 (cropped).jpg | caption = Ackeem Blake in 2024 | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|1|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = | height = {{height|cm=180}}{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/ackeem-blake_1555502 |title=BLAKE Ackeem |work=[Paris 2024 Olympics](/source/Paris_2024_Olympics) |access-date=3 August 2024 }} | country = Jamaica | sport = [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics) | event = [100 m](/source/100_m), [200 m](/source/200_m) | education = | collegeteam = | coach = [Michael Frater](/source/Michael_Frater) | club = Titans Track Club (prior), Dynamic Speed Track Club {{cite news |last=Bailey |first=Robert |date=9 July 2022 |title=Ackeem Blake ready to compete in Oregon |url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20220709/ackeem-blake-ready-compete-oregon |work=The Gleaner |access-date=14 October 2022}} | pb = {{ubl| |'''Outdoor''' |'''[60 m](/source/60_m)''': 6.42 (+0.9) (Kingston 2023) |'''[100 m](/source/100_m)''': 9.88 (+0.8) (Kingston 2025) |'''[200 m](/source/200_m)''': 20.45 (+0.7) (Kingston 2024) }} | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)}} {{MedalCountry|{{JAM}}}} {{Medal|Competition|[World Championships](/source/World_Athletics_Championships)}} {{Medal|Bronze|[2023 Budapest](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships)|[4×100 m relay](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay)}} {{Medal|Competition|[Diamond League](/source/Diamond_League)}} {{Medal|1st|[2024](/source/2024_Diamond_League)|[100 m](/source/2024_Diamond_League)}} {{Medal|Competition|[World Indoor Championships](/source/IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships)}} {{MedalBronze|[2024 Glasgow](/source/2024_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships)|[60 m](/source/2024_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_60_metres)}} {{MedalCompetition|[World Relay Championships](/source/IAAF_World_Relays)}} {{Medal|Gold|[2026 Gaborone](/source/2026_World_Athletics_Relays)|[Mixed 4 × 100 m relay](/source/2026_World_Athletics_Relays_%E2%80%93_Mixed_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay)}} {{Medal|Competition|[NACAC Championships](/source/NACAC_Championships)}} {{Medal|Gold| [2022 Freeport](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships) | [100 m](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships_%E2%80%93_Results)}} {{Medal|Bronze| [2022 Freeport](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships) | [4×100 m relay](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships_%E2%80%93_Results)}} {{MedalCompetition | [NACAC Championships](/source/NACAC_Championships)
(U18)}} {{MedalBronze | [2019 Queretaro](/source/2019_NACAC_Under-23_Championships_in_Athletics)|100 m}} }} '''Ackeem Blake''' (born 21 January 2002) is a Jamaican sprinter. Blake came fourth in the [4 x 100 metres relay](/source/4_x_100_metres_relay) at the [2022 World Athletics Championships](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships) in [Eugene, Oregon](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon). At the [2023 World Athletics Championships](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships) in [Budapest, Hungary](/source/Budapest%2C_Hungary) he earned a bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay. In [Gaborone, Botswana](/source/Gaborone%2C_Botswana), at the [2026 World Athletics Relays](/source/2026_World_Athletics_Relays) Championships, he won gold in world record time running the mixed 4 × 100 metres relay. == Career == In 2022, Blake competed at the Music City Track Carnival in [Nashville](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee), he ran a big personal best of 9.92s in the 100 m. However, [World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics) deemed the time to be unofficial and therefore it was not ratified.{{cite news|last=Walker|first=Howard|date=13 June 2022|title=Blake has no limits - Frater|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/blake-has-no-limits-frater/|work=Jamaica Observer|access-date=9 October 2022}} Blake did run sub-10 officially for the first time 7 days later at the New York City Grand Prix, clocking a time of 9.95s. Blake improved his time at the 2022 Jamaican Championships, finishing 3rd in the final with a time of 9.93s.{{cite web|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/article/11957/blake-and-jackson-claim-jamaican-100m-titles-in-kingston/|title=Blake and Jackson claim Jamaican 100m titles in Kingston|website=Watch Athletics|date=June 25, 2022|access-date=July 25, 2024}} He was selected for the [2022 World Championships](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships), he finished fourth in his semi-final and did not make the final. Blake ran on the first leg of Jamaica's 4x100m relay team as they finished fourth.{{cite web|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7137279/AT-4X1-M-f----.RS6.pdf|title=4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Final|access-date=July 25, 2024}} In 2023, Blake set a Jamaican record in the 60m, clocking 6.42s at the Gibson McCook Relays in [Kingston](/source/Kingston%2C_Jamaica).{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2023/02/25/akeem-blake-tops-stellar-line-up-in-60m-at-gibson-mccook-relays/|title=Ackeem Blake tops stellar line up in 60m at Gibson McCook Relays|last=Clarke|first=Athena|date=February 23, 2023|access-date=July 25, 2024}} He ran a new personal best at the [Los Angeles Grand Prix](/source/Los_Angeles_Grand_Prix) with a time of 9.89s.{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2023/05/27/ackeem-blake-runs-personal-best-9-89-seconds-to-win-la-grand-prix/|title=Ackeem Blake runs personal best 9.89 seconds to win LA grand prix|date=May 27, 2023|access-date=July 25, 2024}} At the Jamaican Championships, Blake finished fourth in a time of 10.01s and was selected for Jamaica's 4x100m relay team at the [2023 World Championships](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships), he ran on the first leg as his team won the bronze medal.{{cite web|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-4X1-M-f----.RS6.pdf|title=4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Final|access-date=July 25, 2024}} Blake finished third gaining bronze in the 60m at the [2024 World Indoor Championships](/source/2024_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships) in a time of 6.46s.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/world-athletics-indoor-championships-7180312/news/report/glasgow-24-men-60m-report|title=Lyles has to give best to Coleman over 60m in Glasgow|last=Rowbottom|first=Mike|website=[World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics)|date=March 1, 2024|access-date=July 25, 2024}} He finished third at the 2024 Jamaican Olympic Trials with a time of 9.92 and was selected for the Jamaican team at the [Paris Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics).{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/national-championships-2024-thompson-jackson|title=National championships round-up: Nugent and Thompson impress in Jamaica|website=[World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics)|last=Francis|first=Noel|date=June 30, 2024|access-date=July 25, 2024}} In Paris, he came fifth with 10.06 in the semifinal and failed to make the finals. {{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/the-xxxiii-olympic-games-7153115/results/men/100-metres/semi-finals/result|title= semi-final 100 metres results Paris 24 Olympic games|accessdate= 2026-05-11}} At the [2025 World Athletics Championships](/source/2025_World_Athletics_Championships) in Tokyo, Japan, he made the semifinals in the 100 metres. {{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/the-xxxiii-olympic-games-7153115/results/men/100-metres/semi-finals/result|title= Semi-final 100 metres results Tokyo 25 world athletics|accessdate= 2026-05-11}} Blake competed in the 60 metres clocking 6.55 in the semifinals to finish 4th, so he did not advance to the finals at the [2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships](/source/2026_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships) in [Torun, Poland](/source/Torun%2C_Poland). In [Gaborone, Botswana](/source/Gaborone%2C_Botswana), at the [2026 World Athletics Relays](/source/2026_World_Athletics_Relays) Championships, he and his teammates won gold in the mixed 4 × 100 metres relay clocking a new WR of 39.62, after the previous WR 39.99 they set the day before in the heats. Jamaica is the first country to reach sub-40 seconds in this event. {{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-relays/gaborone26/news/report/gaborone-26-report-mixed-4x100m-final|title= Jamaica improve mixed 4×100m relay World record to 39.62 in gaborone|accessdate=2026-05-08}} ==Competitions record== {{Grand Slam Track}} {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{JAM}} |- |2019 |[NACAC U18 Championships](/source/NACAC_U18_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Querétaro, Mexico](/source/Quer%C3%A9taro%2C_Mexico) |bgcolor="cc9900" | 3rd |100m |10.41 |- |rowspan=4|2022 |rowspan=2|[World Championships](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships) |rowspan=2|[Eugene, United States](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon) |18th (sf) |100 m |[10.19](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres) |- |4th |4 × 100 m relay |[38.06](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay) |- |rowspan=2|[NACAC Championships](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships) |rowspan=2|[Freeport, Bahamas](/source/Freeport%2C_Bahamas) |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |100 m |[9.98](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships_%E2%80%93_Results) '''CR''' |- |bgcolor="cc9900" | 3rd |4 × 100 m relay |[38.94](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships_-_Results) |- |2023 |[World Championships](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Budapest, Hungary](/source/Budapest%2C_Hungary) |bgcolor="cc9900" | 3rd |4 × 100 m relay |[37.76](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay) |- |rowspan=3|2024 |[World Indoor Championships](/source/2024_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships) |[Glasgow, United Kingdom](/source/Glasgow%2C_United_Kingdom) |bgcolor=cc9900|3rd |60 m |[6.46](/source/2024_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_60_metres) |- |rowspan=2|[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics) |rowspan=2|[Paris, France](/source/Paris%2C_France) |17th (sf) |100 m |[10.06](/source/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres) |- |11th (h) |4 × 100 m relay |[38.45](/source/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay) |- |rowspan=2|2025 |rowspan=2|[World Championships](/source/2025_World_Athletics_Championships) |rowspan=2|[Tokyo, Japan](/source/Tokyo%2C_Japan) |17th (sf) |100 m |[10.12](/source/2025_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres) |- | – |4 × 100 m relay |[DNF](/source/2025_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay) |- |rowspan=3|2026 |[World Indoor Championships](/source/2026_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships) |[Toruń, Poland](/source/Toru%C5%84%2C_Poland) |7th (sf) |60 m |[6.55](/source/2026_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_60_metres) |- |[World Relays](/source/2026_World_Athletics_Relays) |[Gaborone, Botswana](/source/Gaborone%2C_Botswana) |bgcolor=gold|1st |Mixed 4 × 100 m relay |[39.62](/source/2026_World_Athletics_Relays_-_Mixed_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay) '''WR''' |} == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * {{World Athletics|jamaica/ackeem-blake-14638971}} {{Footer IAAF Diamond League 100 Metres Champions Men}}{{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Blake, Ackeem}} Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:Jamaican men sprinters Category:21st-century Jamaican sportsmen Category:World Athletics Championships medalists Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Jamaica Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ackeem Blake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackeem_Blake) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackeem_Blake?action=history)). 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