{{Short description|Jamaican athlete (born 2005)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Deandre Daley | birth_name = | image = | caption = | nationality = Jamaican | sport = Athletics | event = Sprint | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|2|8|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | pb = '''60m:''' 6.65 (2026)<br>'''100m:''' 10.08 (2023)<br>'''200m:''' 21.62 (2022) | | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{JAM}}}} {{Medal|Competition|World U20 Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2024 Lima|4×100 m relay}} {{Medal|Competition|CARIFTA Games<br />Junior (U20)}} {{Medal|Gold|2022 Kingston|100m}} {{Medal|Gold|2022 Kingston|4x100m relay}} {{Medal|Gold|2023 Nassau|4x100m relay}} }}
'''Deandre Daley''' (born 8 February 2005) is a Jamaican sprinter.<ref>{{cite web|title= Deandre Daley|website=World Athletics|accessdate=28 August 2024|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/deandre-daley-14880420}}</ref>
==Career== He won gold in the 100 metres at the 2022 CARIFTA Games in Kingston, Jamaica. However, he missed the 2022 World U20 Championships due to injury.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20240206/daley-staying-healthy-number-one|website=Jamiaca Gleaner|accessdate=28 August 2024|title= Daley: Staying healthy is number one|first=Hubert|last=Laurence|date=6 February 2024}}</ref>
He ran a personal best 10.14 seconds for the 100m in the 2023 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships. He won gold in the {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay at the 2023 CARIFTA Games in Nassau, Bahamas after being disqualified from the individual 100m due to a false start.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20240205/no-rush-coach-grant-and-sprinter-deandre-daley#google_vignette|website=jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=28 August 2024|title= No rush for coach Grant and sprinter DeAndre Daley|date=5 February 2024}}</ref> He lowered his personal best to 10.08 seconds for the 100 metres in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|website=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=28 August 2024|url= https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20230703/young-stars-looking-topple-yohan-blake-trials|title= Young stars looking to topple Yohan Blake at Trials|date=3 July 2023}}</ref>
He was runner-up in the 100m at the Jamaican junior championships in Kingston in July 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://jamaica-star.com/article/sports/20240702/junior-athletes-impress-national-champs|website=Jamaica Star|accessdate=28 August 2024|title= Junior athletes impress at national champs|date=2 July 2024}}</ref> He qualified for the final at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 100 metres, placing fourth overall.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20240828/lukewarm-start-jamaicas-u20s-chilly-peru-day|website=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=28 August 2024|title= Lukewarm start for Jamaica’s U20s on chilly Peru day|first=Raymond|last=Graham|date=28 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-u20-championships/lima24/news/preview/three-things-to-follow-day-two-lima-24|website=World Athletics|accessdate=28 August 2024|title= Three things to watch on day two in Lima|date=27 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-international/item/151290-ja-s-alana-reid-strikes-gold-as-bvi-s-adaejah-hodge-bajan-kishawna-niles-complete-caribbean-sweep-of-100m-final-at-world-u-20-champs|website=Sportsmax|accessdate=29 August 2024|title=Ja's Alana Reid strikes gold as BVI's Adaejah Hodge, Bajan Kishawna Niles complete Caribbean sweep of 100m final at World U-20 Champs|first=Sherdon|last=Cowan|date=August 28, 2024|archive-date=29 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829061846/https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-international/item/151290-ja-s-alana-reid-strikes-gold-as-bvi-s-adaejah-hodge-bajan-kishawna-niles-complete-caribbean-sweep-of-100m-final-at-world-u-20-champs|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later in the championships he ran a crucial anchorleg to win gold in the 4 x 100 metres relay.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-u20-championships/lima24/news/report/day-five-afternoon-lima-24-fayisa-serem-ruland|website=World Athletics|date=1 September 2024|title= Fayisa flies to 1500m gold for Ethiopia on day five in Lima|accessdate=1 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/young-athlete-news/usa-top-medals-table-at-world-under-20-champs-in-lima-1039992127/|website=Athletics Weekly|title= USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima|first=Jason |last=Henderson |accessdate=Sep 1, 2024 |date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
Daley ran a personal best 6.65 seconds for the 60 metres (+1.1) at the 2026 Gibson McCook Relays in Kingston.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 March 2026|accessdate=1 March 2026|website=Jamaica Gleaner|title=Edwin Allen dominate sprint relays|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20260301/edwin-allen-dominate-sprint-relays#}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7236661?eventId=10229683|date=1 March 2026 |title=Gibson McCook Relays |access-date=7 March 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref>
==Personal life== He attended Herbert Morrison Technical High in Montego Bay.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20240821/right-card-play|website=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=28 August 2024|title= The right ‘Card’ to play|date=21 August 2024}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}} {{Footer World Junior Champions men's 4x100 metres}} {{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Daley, Deandre}} Category:Living people Category:2005 births Category:Jamaican men sprinters Category:21st-century Jamaican sportsmen Category:World Athletics U20 Championships winners