# Lamara Distin
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{{short description|Jamaican high jumper}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
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| sport = Track and field
| event = [High jump](/source/High_jump)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|03|03|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Jamaica
| collegeteam = [Texas A&M Aggies](/source/Texas_A%26M_Aggies)
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)}}
{{MedalCountry|{{Flagu|Jamaica}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games)}}
{{Medal|Gold|[2022 Birmingham](/source/2022_Commonwealth_Games)|[High jump](/source/Athletics_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_high_jump)}}
{{Medal|Competition|[Pan American U20 Championships](/source/Pan_American_U20_Athletics_Championships)}}
{{Medal|Silver|[2019 San José](/source/2019_Pan_American_U20_Athletics_Championships)|High jump}}
{{MedalCompetition | [NACAC U23 Championships](/source/NACAC_Under-23_Championships_in_Athletics)}}
{{MedalGold | [2021 San José](/source/2021_NACAC_Under-23_Championships_in_Athletics)|High jump}}
{{Medal|Competition|[Carifta Games](/source/Carifta_Games)
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{{Medal|Gold |[2018 Nassau](/source/2018_CARIFTA_Games) | High jump}}
{{Medal|Competition|[Carifta Games](/source/Carifta_Games)
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{{Medal|Silver |[2016 St. George's](/source/2016_CARIFTA_Games) | High jump}}
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'''Lamara Distin''' (born 3 March 2000)[{{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}}] is a Jamaican [high jump](/source/high_jump)er who won the gold medal at the [2022 Commonwealth Games](/source/2022_Commonwealth_Games). She is the [Jamaican national record holder](/source/List_of_Jamaican_records_in_athletics) in the high jump. She represented [Jamaica at the 2024 Summer Olympics](/source/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.[{{cite web |last1=Mitchell |first1=Hunter |title=‘Inches to go’ |url=https://thebatt.com/sports/inches-to-go/ |website=[The Battalion](/source/The_Battalion) |access-date=23 May 2026 |date=3 April 2023}}] She competed for [Hydel High School](/source/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](/source/2018_CARIFTA_Games) in the high jump. She joined the [Texas A&M Aggies track & field team](/source/Texas_A%26M_Aggies_women's_track_%26_field) in 2020.[{{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}}]
At the 2022 Alumni Master, Distin jumped 1.97 metres to set a new [Jamaican national record](/source/List_of_Jamaican_records_in_athletics).[{{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 }}] She went on to win the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[{{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}}] She represented [Jamaica at the 2022 Commonwealth Games](/source/Jamaica_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games) and won the high jump title after being the only athlete to clear the 1.95 metre jump.[{{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](/source/KBTX) |access-date=24 May 2026 |date=6 August 2022}}] At the [2022 World Athletics Championships](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships), she advanced into the finals and finished ninth.[{{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](/source/NCAA) |access-date=24 May 2026 |date=25 July 2022}}]
Distin finished second at the [2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships](/source/2023_NCAA_Division_I_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships). She won the Jamaican national title and secured a spot at the [2023 World Athletics Championships](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships).[{{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}}] There, she finished fifth after missing three attempts at the 1.97 metre jump.[{{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}}]
Distin finished second to [Rachel Glenn](/source/Rachel_Glenn) at the [2024 NCAA Indoor Championships](/source/2024_NCAA_Division_I_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) after missing three attempts at a 2.00 metre jump.[{{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](/source/USATF) |access-date=24 May 2026 |date=15 March 2024}}] She then finished fourth at the [2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships](/source/2024_NCAA_Division_I_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships).[{{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}}] She represented [Jamaica at the 2024 Summer Olympics](/source/Jamaica_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics) but did not advance out of the qualification round, finishing 24th.[{{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}}]
Distin advanced into the [2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships](/source/2026_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships) high jump final and finished tenth.[{{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](/source/World_Athletics)}}]
== Personal life ==
Distin was born and raised in the [Hanover Parish](/source/Hanover_Parish) in Jamaica.