{{Short description|Jamaican athlete (born 2007)}} {{for|the British artist|Gary Card (artist)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Gary Card | birth_name = | image = | caption = | nationality = Jamaican | sport = Athletics | event = Sprint | collegeteam = UTECH | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|6|4|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | pb = '''60m:''' 6.57 (Kingston, 2025)<br>'''100m:''' 10.03 (Philly, PA 2026)<br>'''200m:''' 20.50 (Kingston, 2024) | | 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 (U20)}} {{Medal|Gold|2024 St George's|200 m}} {{Medal|Silver|2024 St George's|4x100 m relay}} }} '''Gary Card''' (born 4 June 2007) is a Jamaican sprinter.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/gary-card-15010819|website=World Athletics|title=Gary Card|accessdate=27 August 2024}}</ref>
==Career== At the 2024 ISSA Boys and Girls Championships, Gary finished second running the 200 metres in 21.23. He ran a strong curve, but lost momentum down the straight, and was passed at the line. The medalists crossed the line separated by 0.01 over each other. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/news/report/quality-performances-highlight-jamaican-high-school-championships|title= Quality performances highlight Jamaican high school Championships|accessdate= 2026-05-09}}</ref>
He won gold over 200 metres at the 2024 CARIFTA Games, after winning the CARIFTA Trials by a length in 20.79 PB the month before. He also won silver in the {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/04/ace-of-spades/|title= Ace of spades Gary Card elated with Carifta Trials win after overcoming last season’s injuries|accessdate= 2026-05-09}}</ref>
He won the 100m at the World U20 National Trials in Kingston, running a personal best time of 10.07 seconds 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> This time placed him second on the Jamaican U20 all-time list.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-u20-championships/lima24/news/preview/wu20-lima-24-preview-sprints |website=World Athletics|accessdate=28 August 2024|title= WU20 Lima 24 preview: sprints|date=22 August 2024}}</ref>
He qualified for the final at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 100 metres, in which he placed sixth 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://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}}</ref> Later at the Championships he won 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>
In February 2025, Card won the 100 metres in 10.21 at the 2025 Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) Carifta Trials.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://iriefm.net/gary-card-and-sabrina-dockery-shine-on-day-one-of-2025-carifta-trials/|website=Iriefm.net|accessdate=11 Nov 2025|title= Gary Card and Sabrina Dockery shine on Day One of 2025 Carifta Trials|date=28 February 2025|first=Dwight|last=Fraser }}</ref> Card lowered his personal best for the 100 metres to 10.06 seconds in the semifinal, and then ran 10.27 seconds to win at the 2025 Jamaica’s Boys’ and Girls’ Championships in March 2025 while hopping across the finish line.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/news/report/jamaican-boys-girls-championships-2025 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=11 November 2025|date= 30 Mar 2025|title= Dockery, Daley and Douglas shine at Jamaica’s Boys’ and Girls’ Championships}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/03/27/champions-mettle/|title= CHAMPION’S METTLE! Favourite Card battles to dramatic gold in marquee Boys' 100m final|accessdate= 2026-05-09}}</ref> Due to injury concerns, he withdrew from the 2025 CARIFTA Games. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/04/09/red-card-20250409-0455-127440/|title= RED CARD Wolmer’s star out of Carifta team|accessdate= 2026-05-09}}</ref>
Card ran a personal best 6.52 seconds for the 60 metres (+1.4) 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>
In April 2026, in Philly, PA, "The former Wolmer’s Boys’ School standout announced himself early by clocking a personal best 10.03 seconds in the heats of the College Championship of America men’s 100m." <ref>{{cite web|url= https://jamaicans.com/jamaica-continues-penn-relays-legacy-with-standout-2026-performances/|title= Jamaica continues Penn relays legacy with standout 2026 performances|accessdate=2026-05-08}}</ref>
In a surprising finish, he won the 100 metres in 10.20 at the JAAA Puma meet in Kingston on May 9, 2026. Fans had expected Bryan Levell to take the prize.
==Personal life== He attended Wolmer's Boys School in Kingston, Jamaica.<ref>{{cite web|date=17 August 2024|first=Raymond|last=Graham|url= https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20240817/reid-card-head-athletes-world-under-20-champs|title= Reid, Card head athletes for World Under-20 Champs |website=Jamaica Gleaner}}</ref> He trains with Stephen Francis and the MVP Club since high school. Francis is an alumni and former head coach for the school. <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> <ref>{{cite web|url= https://past.jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20190206/early-1970s-success-wolmers-inspired-francis|title= Early 1970s success at Wolmer’s inspired Francis|accessdate= 2026-05-09}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Card, Gary}} Category:2007 births Category:Living people Category:Jamaican men sprinters Category:21st-century Jamaican sportsmen Category:World Athletics U20 Championships winners