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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Deandre_Watkin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Deandre_Watkin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deandre_Watkin > Source revision: 1352651295 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Jamaican athlete (born 2002)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Deandre Watkin | birth_name = | image = | caption = | nationality = Jamaican | sport = [Athletics](/source/Track_and_Field) | event = [Sprint](/source/Sprinting) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|12|9|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | pb = '''400m:''' 44.48 (Kingston, 2024) | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)}} {{Medal|Country|{{JAM}}}} {{Medal|Competition|[World Relays](/source/IAAF_World_Relays)}} {{Medal|Silver|[2026 Gaborone](/source/2026_World_Athletics_Relays)|[Mixed 4 × 400 m relay](/source/2026_World_Athletics_Relays_%E2%80%93_Mixed_4_%C3%97_400_metres_relay)}} }} '''Deandre Watkin''' (born 9 December 2002) is a Jamaican sprinter. In 2024, he became Jamaican national champion over [400 metres](/source/400_metres).{{cite web|title=Deandre Watkin|website=World Athletics|accessdate=29 June 2024|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/deandre-watkin-14875562}} ==Early life== He attended [Jamaica College](/source/Jamaica_College).{{cite web|url= https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/kevona-davis-and-deandre-watkin-win-u20-100m-titles-carifta-trials-0 |website=Caribbean.Loopnews|accessdate=28 June 2024|title= Kevona Davis and DeAndre Watkin win U20 100m titles at Carifta Trials|date=7 March 2020}} In March 2020, he ran 10.61 to win the U20 boys' 100m final of the Jamaica's Carifta Games Trials at the National Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://www.trackalerts.com/2020/03/carifta-trials-video-deandre-watkin-wins-u20-100m-final/#google_vignette|website=Track Alerts|accessdate=29 June 2024|title=CARIFTA Trials VIDEO: DeAndre Watkin wins U20 100m final|first=Anthony|last=Foster|date= March 7, 2020}} ==Career== He had a personal best for the 400 metres of 45.26 from 2023, which he lowered to 45.19 in the heats of the [Jamaican Athletics Championships](/source/Jamaican_Athletics_Championships) in June 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-regional/item/148823-watkin-runs-big-personal-best-44-48-to-claim-first-national-400m-title-at-jaaa-national-senior-championships|website=SportsMax|accessdate=29 June 2024|title= Watkin runs big personal best 44.48 to claim first national 400m title at JAAA National Senior Championships Featured|first=Bradley|last=Jacks |date=June 28, 2024}} On 28 June 2024, he set a personal best time of 44.48 seconds to win the Jamaican national championship in [Kingston, Jamaica](/source/Kingston%2C_Jamaica).{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/athletics/thompson-sets-world-leading-mark-win-jamaican-100m-2024-06-29/|website=Reuters|accessdate=29 June 2024|date=29 June 2024|title= Thompson sets world-leading mark to win Jamaican 100m}}{{cite web|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20240628/jaaa-trials-watkin-sets-personal-best-mens-400m-title|website=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=29 June 2024|title= Watkin sets personal best for men's 400m title|date=28 June 2024}} He competed at the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_400_metres) over 400 metres in August 2024.{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5841/men-s-400m-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics#google_vignette |date=7 August 2024|accessdate=29 August 2024|website=Watch Athletics|title= Men's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-regional/item/149220-jaaa-announces-star-studded-team-for-2024-paris-olympic-games|website=Sportsmax.tv|accessdate=8 July 2024|title=JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games|first=Leighton|last=Levy|date=July 7, 2024|archive-date=8 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708204254/https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-regional/item/149220-jaaa-announces-star-studded-team-for-2024-paris-olympic-games|url-status=dead}} He reached the final of the 400 metres at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in June 2025.{{cite web|url=https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/pryce-powell-lead-charge-into-400m-finals-at-national-champs|website=Sportamax|accessdate=28 June 2025|title=Pryce, Powell lead charge into 400m finals at National Champs|first=Sherdon|last=Cowan|date=27 June 2025|archive-date=28 June 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250628134807/https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/pryce-powell-lead-charge-into-400m-finals-at-national-champs|url-status=dead}} He was named in the Jamaican squad for the [2025 NACAC Championships](/source/2025_NACAC_Championships) in [Nassau, The Bahamas](/source/Nassau%2C_The_Bahamas).{{cite web|url= https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/tia-clayton-returns-as-jamaica-names-powerhouse-team-for-nacac-championships-in-bahamas|website=SportsMax|accessdate=9 July 2025|title= Tia Clayton Returns as Jamaica Names Powerhouse Team for NACAC Championships in Bahamas|first=Leighton|last=Levy|date=9 July 2025}} Watkin was named in the Jamaica squad for the [2026 World Athletics Relays](/source/2026_World_Athletics_Relays) in [Gaborone](/source/Gaborone), Botswana. successfully winning the heat on the opening day in the mixed relay alongside [Shana Kaye Anderson](/source/Shana_Kaye_Anderson), [Antonio Watson](/source/Antonio_Watson), and [Rushell Clayton](/source/Rushell_Clayton).{{cite web|title= JAAA names powerful team for World Relays|accessdate=16 April 2026|date=15 April 2026|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/04/15/jaaa-names-powerful-team-world-relays/# |website=Jamaica Observer}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/athletics/track-world-athletics-relays-canada-2026-may-2-9.7182182|website=cbc.ca|accessdate=2 May 2026|title= Canadian sprinters qualify 4 relay teams for 2027 world championships|date=2 May 2026 }} The following day, the quartet won the silver medal in a new national record time of 3:08.24.{{cite web|url= https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/05/03/jamaica-breaks-national-record-get-silver-mixed-4x400m-relay/ |title= Jamaica breaks national record to get silver in Mixed 4x400m relay|date=3 May 2026|accessdate=3 May 2026|website=Jamaica Observer}} ==Statistics== {{Grand Slam Track}} ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == * {{World Athletics|jamaica/deandre-watkin-14875562}} * {{Olympics.com|deandre-watkin}} * [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/deandre-watkin_1912080 Deandre Watkin] at the [Paris 2024 Summer Olympics](/source/Paris_2024_Summer_Olympics) {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Watkin, Deandre}} Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:Jamaican men sprinters Category:21st-century Jamaican sportsmen Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Jamaica {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Deandre Watkin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deandre_Watkin) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deandre_Watkin?action=history)). 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