{{short description|Trinidadian track and field athlete (born 1991)}} {{Update|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Jehue Gordon | image= Jehue Gordon Moscow 2013.jpg | imagesize = 200px<!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> | caption = Gordon at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics | nationality = {{TRI}} | sport = hurdles | event = 200 metres hurdles | birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1991|12|15|df=yes}} | birth_place = | height={{height|m=1.88}} | weight={{cvt|81|kg}} | pb = '''400 m''': 46.43 s (Marabella 2010)<br /> '''400 m h''': 47.69 s (Moscow 2013) | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Competition | World Championships }} {{Medal|Gold |2013 Moscow|400 m hurdles}} {{Medal|Competition | World Junior Championships }} {{Medal|Gold |2010 Moncton|400 m hurdles}} {{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}} {{Medal|Gold | 2015 Toronto | 4 × 400 m relay }} {{Medal|Competition|CAC Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze |2009 Havana|400 m hurdles}} }} '''Jehue Gordon''' (born 15 December 1991) is a Trinidadian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. He turned professional on 24 June 2010,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hsi.net/cgi-bin/newsscript.pl?record=345 |title=Jehue Gordon Turns Professional |work=HSInternational: News and Announcements |date=24 June 2010 |access-date=1 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311015600/http://www.hsi.net/cgi-bin/newsscript.pl?record=345 |archive-date=11 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and signed a deal with Adidas in August 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/100002834.html |title=Gordon signs with adidas |first=Kwame |last=Laurence |date=5 August 2010 |newspaper=Trinidad Express |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806114741/http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/100002834.html |archive-date=6 August 2010}}</ref>
==Career== Formerly a pupil of Belmont Boys' Secondary R.C. School and Queen's Royal College in Port of Spain,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/world_olympic_dreams/8858745.stm "Jehue Gordon's school - Queen's Royal College, Trinidad and Tobago"], BBC Sport, 10 September 2010.</ref> he began his international athletics career at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where he finished fifth in the semi-finals at the age of 16. He was the bronze medallist in the 400 m hurdles at the 2008 CARIFTA Games and went on to win the gold medal the following year, recording a championship record of 50.01 seconds.<ref>Finisterre, Terry (13 April 2009). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=50153.html More records fall in 2009 CARIFTA Games – Day 3]. IAAF. Retrieved 2 June 2010.</ref> His success continued in the form of a bronze medal at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, where he ran a time of 49.45 seconds,<ref>Clavelo Robinson, Javier (6 July 2009).[http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=51565.html Culson prevails over Sanchez as six more records fall – CAC Champs Final Day]. IAAF. Retrieved 2 June 2010.</ref> and a silver at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.
He qualified for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and surprised by setting a world-age best and senior national record of 48.66 seconds in the heats.<ref>Mulkeen, Jon (15 August 2009). [http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=108/newsid=52759.html Event Report – Men's 400m Hurdles – Heats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311025446/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=108/newsid=52759.html |date=2012-03-11 }}. IAAF. Retrieved 15 August 2009.</ref> He progressed through the rounds and reached the final, finishing in fourth with a 48.26-second national record.<ref name="Final">Mulkeen, Jon (18 August 2009). [http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=108/newsid=53292.html Event Report – Men's 400m Hurdles – Final]. IAAF. Retrieved 22 August 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120407112131/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=108/newsid=53292.html Archived] 8 September 2009.</ref> Statisticians A. Lennart Julin and Mirko Jalava picked out Gordon's performances as sign of promise for future success.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=55181.html 2009 – End of Year Reviews – HURDLES]. IAAF (24 December 2009). Retrieved 2 June 2010.</ref> At the start of the 2010 season, he took a 400 m and 110 metres hurdles double at the trials for the CARIFTA Games.<ref>Clarke, Clayton (15 March 2010). [http://www.iaaf.org/WJC10/news/kind=100/newsid=56189.html "Gordon takes hurdles double at Trinidad & Tobago Carifta Trials"]. IAAF. Retrieved 2 June 2010.</ref> He went on to improve the championship records in both the 110 and 400 m hurdles at the 2010 CARIFTA Games, earning himself that year's Austin Sealy Trophy.
He took part in both the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jehue Gordon at Olympics.com |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/jehue-gordon |access-date=24 June 2023 |website=olympics.com}}</ref>
When he won the 400 m hurdles at the 2013 World Championships, he set a new national record of 47.69.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Jehue GORDON - Athlete Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/_/14326172 |access-date=24 June 2023 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> The year after, he won silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.<ref name=":0" />
Gordon holds the position of General Secretary at the National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago (NAAATT) since late 2025 to lead organizational development and present national honors at award events. He now works in sports administration after using his World Champion background to establish new governance systems for the federation. <ref>{{Cite web |author-link=Trinidad and Tobago Television |date=2025-12-31 |title=Jehue Gordon Hails Team Effort As NAAA TT Dominates TTOC Awards With Six Wins - TTT News |url=https://www.ttt.live/jehue-gordon-hails-team-effort-as-naaa-tt-dominates-ttoc-awards-with-six-wins/ |access-date=2026-02-07 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==International competitions== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{TTO}} |- |rowspan = "3"|2008 |CARIFTA Games (U-20) |Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |400 m hurdles |53.18 |- |rowspan = "2"|World Junior Championships |rowspan = "2"|Bydgoszcz, Poland |15th (sf) |400 m hurdles |52.26 |- |4th (h) |4 × 400 m relay |3:07.60 |- |rowspan = "4"|2009 |rowspan = "3"|CARIFTA Games (U-20) |rowspan = "3"|Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia |bgcolor=gold|1st |110 m hurdles |13.86 (+0.7 m/s) |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |400 m hurdles |50.01 '''CR''' |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 400 m relay |3:10.20 |- |World Championships |Berlin, Germany |4th |400 m hurdles |48.26 '''NR''' |- |rowspan = "6"|2010 |rowspan = "3"|CARIFTA Games (U-20) |rowspan = "3"|George Town, Cayman Islands |bgcolor=gold|1st |110 m hurdles |13.41 '''CR''' (+1.3 m/s) |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |400 m hurdles |49.76 '''CR''' |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4 × 400 m relay |3:11.59 |- |rowspan = "2"|Central American and Caribbean<br />Junior Championships (U-20) |rowspan = "2"|Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |bgcolor=gold|1st |400 m hurdles |50.26 '''CR''' |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 400 m relay |3:08.19 |- |World Junior Championships |Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |bgcolor=gold|1st |400 m hurdles |49.30 |- |rowspan=2|2011 |Central American and Caribbean Championships |Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |400 m hurdles |50.10 |- |World Championships |Daegu, South Korea |9th (sf) |400 m hurdles |49.08 |- |2012 |Olympic Games |London, United Kingdom |6th |400 m hurdles |48.86 |- |rowspan = "2"|2013 |rowspan = "2"|World Championships |rowspan = "2"|Moscow, Russia |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |400 m hurdles |47.69 '''NR''' |- |6th |4 × 400 m relay |3:01.74 |- |2014 |Commonwealth Games |Glasgow, United Kingdom |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |400 m hurdles |48.75 |- |2015 |World Championships |Beijing, China |31st (h) |400 m hurdles |49.91 |- |2016 |Olympic Games |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |35th (h) |400 m hurdles |49.98 |- |rowspan=2|2018 |Central American and Caribbean Games |Barranquilla, Colombia |8th |400 m hurdles |50.02 |- |NACAC Championships |Toronto, Canada |7th |400 m hurdles |50.12 |}
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==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{World Athletics}}
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