{{Short description|Jamaican athlete (born 2001)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Demar Francis | birth_name = | image = | caption = | nationality = Jamaican | sport = Athletics | event = Sprint | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|1|25|df=yes}} | collegeteam = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | pb ='''200m:''' 20.28 (Waco, 2024) | | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{Flagu|Jamaica}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World Indoor Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2025 Nanjing|4x400 m relay}} {{Medal|Bronze|2026 Toruń|4×400 m relay}} {{Medal|Competition|NACAC U23 Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2023 San Jose|200m}} }} '''Demar Francis''' (born 25 January 2001) is a Jamaican sprinter.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/demar-francis-14877473 |title=Demar Francis|website=World Athletics|accessdate=23 March 2025}}</ref>
==Early life== He attended Excelsior High School and the University of South Dakota before transferring to Baylor University.<ref>{{cite web|date=26 February 2025|url= https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/26/demar-francis-lowers-national-indoor-200m-record/|website=Jamaica Observer|title= Demar Francis lowers own national indoor 200m record|accessdate=23 March 2025}}</ref>
==Career== He won gold in the 200 metres at the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in Costa Rica.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7147652?eventId=10229605| website=World Athletics|accessdate=23 March 2025|date=23 July 2024|title=2023 NACAC Championships}}</ref>
He became Jamaica's national indoor record holder in the 200m with a run of 20.46 in 2023. He lowered it again to 20.42 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in February 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/ncaa-athletics/jamaican-indoor-200m-record-holder-demar-francis-named-big-12-mens-athlete-of-the-week|website=SportsMax|accessdate=23 March 2025|title= Jamaican indoor 200m record holder Demar Francis named Big 12 Men's Athlete of the Week|date=16 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://trackalerts.com/2023/02/big-12-championships-julien-alfreds-blistering-run-earns-gold-kevona-davis-misses-out/|website=Track Alerts|accessdate=23 March 2025|title= Big 12 Championships: Julien Alfred's Blistering Run Earns Gold, Kevona Davis Misses Out|date=26 Feb 2023}}</ref>
He won a silver medal in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7136586?eventId=204609|website=World Athletics|accessdate=23 March 2025|date=23 March 2025|title=World Athletics Indoor Championships}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/nanjing25/news/report/nanjing-25-men-4x400m-report |website=World Athletics|accessdate=23 March 2025|date=23 March 2025|title= USA dominates men's 4x400m in Nanjing}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/pinnock-and-mens-4x400m-relay-win-silver-as-world-indoors-ends-in-nanjing|website=SportsMax|accessdate=23 March 2025|date=23 March 2025|title=Pinnock and Men's 4x400m Relay Win Silver as World Indoors Ends in Nanjing|archive-date=19 June 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250619110835/https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/pinnock-and-mens-4x400m-relay-win-silver-as-world-indoors-ends-in-nanjing|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 24 April 2025, he was named in the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://trackalerts.com/2025/04/blake-is-back-thompson-fraser-pryce-and-jackson-headline-jamaicas-world-relays-team/|title=Blake Is Back! Thompson, Fraser-Pryce, and Jackson Headline Jamaica's World Relays Team|website=Track Alerts|accessdate=24 April 2025|date=24 April 2025|first=Anthony|last=Foster}}</ref> He competed in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the event in May 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/6611/men-s-4x400-metres-relay-world-athletics-relays-championships-2025 | website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=13 May 2025|date=11 May 2025|title= Men's 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025}}</ref> He also competed in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay at the event.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/6607/mixed-4x400-metres-relay-world-athletics-relays-championships-2025 | website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=13 May 2025|date=11 May 2025|title=Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025}}</ref>
On 22 March 2026, he ran in the heats at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, of the men's 4 x 400 metres with the team later winning the bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/kujawypomorze26/news/report/wic-kujawy-pomorze-26-report-mens-4x400m |title= USA breaks championship record in men's 4x400m in Kujawy Pomorze |date=22 March 2026 |access-date=22 March 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7199326?eventId=204609&gender=M |title= World Athletics Indoor Championships|date=22 March 2026 |access-date=22 March 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref>
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