# Kenia Sinclair

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**Kenia Marsha Sinclair** (born 14 July 1980) is a [Jamaican](/source/Jamaica) athlete competing over [800 metres](/source/800_metres).

Sinclair competed in the [NJCAA](/source/NJCAA) for [Essex County College](/source/Essex_County_College) in [Newark, New Jersey](/source/Newark,_New_Jersey).[1] She then ran for the [Seton Hall Pirates track and field](/source/Seton_Hall_Pirates_track_and_field) team.[2]

Kenia first broke onto the international scene in 2005. On 12 June Sinclair broke [Inez Turner](/source/Inez_Turner)'s 10-year-old record to become the 5th Jamaican woman to go under two minutes. Less than a month later Kenia again broke the Jamaican record lowering the mark to 1.58.88. Kenia narrowly missed out on reaching the 800m final at the [2005 IAAF World Championships](/source/2005_IAAF_World_Championships) after finishing 3rd in her semi-final. In early 2006 Sinclair gained a silver in the [IAAF World Indoor Championships](/source/IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships) breaking the Jamaican Indoor Record. In March at the [2006 Commonwealth Games](/source/2006_Commonwealth_Games) Kenia earned a silver medal beating her hero [Maria de Lurdes Mutola](/source/Maria_de_Lurdes_Mutola) and once again breaking the national record. Kenia set her most recent National record of 1:57.88 in [Crete](/source/Crete), [Greece](/source/Greece). At the [2007 IAAF World Championships](/source/2007_IAAF_World_Championships) Kenia was once again knocked out in the semi-finals but many [who?] believe her performance was affected by the death of her coach. Kenia Sinclair is one of Jamaica greatest ever 800m runners and has broken the barriers of Jamaican female middle-distance running. Kenia made the [2008 Olympic 800m final](/source/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_800_metres) but she mistimed her run and finished 6th with a season's best of 1:58.24.[citation needed]

In 2020, Sinclair joined the [United States Air Force](/source/United_States_Air_Force).[2]

## Achievements

Representing 2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships St. George's, Grenada 2nd 800 m 2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 2nd 800 m Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2nd 800 m 1:58.16 PB NR 2010 Continental Cup Split, Croatia 2nd 800 m 1:58.16

## References

1. ["Kenia Sinclair"](https://www.nj.com/olympics/2008/08/kenia_sinclair.html). *[nj.com](/source/Nj.com)*

1. ["DAF announces release of inaugural Stories of Service"](https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3343800/daf-announces-release-of-inaugural-stories-of-service/). *[spaceforce.mil](/source/Spaceforce.mil)*

## External links

- [Jamaica Gleaner](http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/)
- [Talawah](http://www.talawah.com)

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