{{short description|Jamaican high jumper}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = | image = | caption = | sport = Track and field | event = High jump | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|03|03|df=yes}} | birth_place = Jamaica | collegeteam = Texas A&M Aggies | residence = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's athletics}} {{MedalCountry|{{Flagu|Jamaica}}}} {{Medal|Competition|Commonwealth Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2022 Birmingham|High jump}} {{Medal|Competition|Pan American U20 Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2019 San José|High jump}} {{MedalCompetition | NACAC U23 Championships}} {{MedalGold | 2021 San José|High jump}} {{Medal|Competition|Carifta Games <br> Junior (U20)}} {{Medal|Gold |2018 Nassau | High jump}} {{Medal|Competition|Carifta Games <br> Youth (U18)}} {{Medal|Silver |2016 St. George's | High jump}} }}
'''Lamara Distin''' (born 3 March 2000)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lamara DISTIN {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/lamara-distin-14630614 |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> is a Jamaican high jumper who won the gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She is the Jamaican national record holder in the high jump. She represented Jamaica at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
== Career == Distin began her athletics career running in the 200, 400, and 800 metres in primary school. When she reached high school, she switched to high jump after a coach recommended it.<ref name="battalion">{{cite web |last1=Mitchell |first1=Hunter |title=‘Inches to go’ |url=https://thebatt.com/sports/inches-to-go/ |website=The Battalion |access-date=23 May 2026 |date=3 April 2023}}</ref> She competed for Hydel High School and was the 2019 Jamaican high school national champion in the high jump and the triple jump. She won a gold medal at the 2018 CARIFTA Games in the high jump. She joined the Texas A&M Aggies track & field team in 2020.<ref name="tandf">{{cite web |last1=Hollobaugh |first1=Jeff |title=Lamara Distin — High-Flying Collegian Is Consistent Too |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/article/lamara-distin-high-flying-collegian-is-consistent-too/ |website=Track and Field News |access-date=23 May 2026 |date=March 2024}}</ref>
At the 2022 Alumni Master, Distin jumped 1.97 metres to set a new Jamaican national record.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levy |first=Leighton |title=Lamara Distin soars to yet another national record with world-leading 1.97m at Alumni Muster |url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/item/98627-lamara-distin-soars-to-yet-another-national-record-with-world-leading-1-97m-at-alumni-muster |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=www.sportsmax.tv |language=en-gb |archive-date=6 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806111022/https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/item/98627-lamara-distin-soars-to-yet-another-national-record-with-world-leading-1-97m-at-alumni-muster |url-status=dead }}</ref> She went on to win the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lamara Distin wants to go higher and higher |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/world-champs/lamara-distin-wants-to-go-higher-and-higher/ |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=Jamaica Observer |date=16 July 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> She represented Jamaica at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and won the high jump title after being the only athlete to clear the 1.95 metre jump.<ref>{{cite web |title=Distin Wins Commonwealth Games High Jump Title |url=https://www.kbtx.com/2022/08/06/distin-wins-commonwealth-games-high-jump-title/ |website=KBTX |access-date=24 May 2026 |date=6 August 2022}}</ref> At the 2022 World Athletics Championships, she advanced into the finals and finished ninth.<ref>{{cite web |title=Recapping the 2022 World Athletics Championships in track and field |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/trackfield-outdoor-women/article/2022-07-25/recapping-2022-world-athletics-championships-track-and-field |website=NCAA |access-date=24 May 2026 |date=25 July 2022}}</ref>
Distin finished second at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships. She won the Jamaican national title and secured a spot at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reid |first1=Paul |title=Distin fine-tunes high jump run-up |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2023/07/09/distin-fine-tunes-high-jump-run-up/ |website=Jamaica Observer |access-date=24 May 2026 |date=9 July 2023}}</ref> There, she finished fifth after missing three attempts at the 1.97 metre jump.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clarke |first1=Athena |title=#WorldChamps2023: Lamara Distin places fifth in high jump |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2023/08/27/worldchamps2023-lamara-distin-places-fifth-in-high-jump-20231018-1515-555574/ |website=Jamaica Observer |access-date=24 May 2026 |date=27 August 2023}}</ref>
Distin finished second to Rachel Glenn at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships after missing three attempts at a 2.00 metre jump.<ref>{{cite web |title=Glenn's collegiate record earns her USATF Athlete of the Week honors |url=https://www.usatf.org/news/2024/glenn-s-collegiate-record-earns-her-usatf-athlete- |website=USATF |access-date=24 May 2026 |date=15 March 2024}}</ref> She then finished fourth at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kahler |first1=Theo |title=2024 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a61004588/2024-ncaa-outdoor-track-and-field-results/ |website=Runners World |access-date=24 May 2026 |date=8 June 2024}}</ref> She represented Jamaica at the 2024 Summer Olympics but did not advance out of the qualification round, finishing 24th.<ref>{{cite web |title=Distraught Distin vows to bounce back from Paris flop |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/olympics/2024/08/03/distraught-distin-vows-bounce-back-paris-flop/ |website=Jamaica Observer |access-date=24 May 2026 |date=3 August 2024}}</ref>
Distin advanced into the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships high jump final and finished tenth.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2026 |title=RESULTS High Jump Women - Final |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7199326/AT-HJ-W-f----.RS6.pdf |access-date=20 March 2026 |website=World Athletics}}</ref>
== Personal life == Distin was born and raised in the Hanover Parish in Jamaica.<ref name="battalion"/>
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