{{Short description|Jamaican sprinter (born 2001)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Javari Thomas | fullname = | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|9|25|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | residence = | nationality = | spouse = | sport = Athletics | event = Sprint | club = | worlds = | nationals = | headercolor = | pb = '''60 m:''' 6.58 (2025)<br>'''100 m:''' 10.11 (2024)<br>'''200 m:''' 20.32 (2024) | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{Flagu|Jamaica}}}} {{Medal|Competition|World Relays}} {{Medal|Silver|2025 Guangzhou|mixed 4 × 100 m relay}} }} '''Javari Thomas''' (born 25 September 2001) is a Jamaican sprinter. He made his senior international debut for Jamaica at the 2025 World Athletics Relays, winning a silver medal in the mixed 4 × 100 metres relay.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/serena-cole-14776901|title= Javari Thomas|accessdate=11 May 2025|website=World Athletics}}</ref>
==Career== He attended St Jago High School where he was coached by Michael Frater from 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicastar.com/article/sports/20200228/st-jago’s-thomas-aiming-high-season|website=Jamaica Star|accessdate=11 May 2025|title= St Jago’s Thomas aiming high this season |date=February 28, 2020}}</ref>
In May 2024, he set a personal best for the 100 metres of 10.11 seconds, in Kingston, Jamaica.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7211246?eventId=10229630 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=11 May 2025|title= JAAA All Comers Series #2 |date=25 May 2024}}</ref> He was third in a personal best 20.32 seconds in the 200 metres at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in June 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.olympics.com/en/news/shericka-jackson-cruises-sprint-double-jamaican-nationals-nugent-100mh|website=Olympics.com|accessdate=11 May 2025|title= Shericka Jackson coasts home in 200m to complete sprint double at Jamaican nationals|date=1 July 2024}}</ref>
He ran a personal best 6.58 second for the 60 metres in February 2025 in Kingston, Jamaica.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/clayton-twins-impress-with-wind-aided-60m-sprints-at-gibson-mccook-relays|website=Sportsmax|accessdate=11 May 2025|title= Clayton Twins Impress with Wind-Aided 60m Sprints at Gibson-McCook Relays|first=Leighton|last= Levy|date=23 February 2025}}</ref> In April 2025, he set a new seasons best for the 100 metres of 10.24 seconds, also in Kingston.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7221014?eventId=10229630|website=World Athletics|accessdate=11 May 2025|title= Velocity Fest #17|date=19 April 2025}}</ref> He was selected for the Jamaican relay pool for the 2025 World Athletics Relays.<ref> {{cite web|website=Track Alerts|date=24 April 2024|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 |first=Anthony |last=Foster|accessdate=11 May 2025}}</ref> He was a silver medalist the inaugural Mixed 4 × 100 metres in China, running the final alongside Krystal Sloley, Bryan Levell, and Serena Cole.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7203345?eventId=10230439|website=World Athletics|accessdate=11 May 2025|date=11 May 2025|title= World Athletics Relays}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-relays/guangzhou25/news/report/guangzhou-25-report-4x100m-finals|website=World Athletics|accessdate=11 May 2025|title= Canada claims inaugural World Relays mixed 4x100m crown in Guangzhou|date=11 May 2025}}</ref> The team of Thomas, Sloley, Natasha Morrison and Rasheed Foster had qualified second fastest for the final, running 41.04 seconds to win their heat ahead of the Great British team.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/05/10/world-relays-jamaica-win-heat-first-ever-mixed-4x100m-relays/#google_vignette|website=Jamaica Observer|accessdate=14 May 2025|title= World Relays: Jamaica win heat in first-ever mixed 4x100m|date=10 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20250511/tough-world-relays-day-one-jamaica|website=Jamaica Gleaner|accessdate=14 May 2025|title= Tough World Relays day one for Jamaica|date=11 May 2025}}</ref>
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