Natalliah Whyte (born 9 August 1997) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who specializes in sprint.[3] She represented the Jamaica at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, winning a gold medal in 4 × 100 metres relay.[4]
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| Nationality | Jamaican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Auburn Tigers[1] Florida Atlantic Owls[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2014, she competed in the girls' 200 metres event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China.[5]
Career
editShe won gold with team Jamaica in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2019 World Championships, and was also a 100 metres finalist.[6][7]
She attended Auburn University, competing for the Auburn Tigers from 2017 to 2018, before transferring to Florida Atlantic University. She now trains at MVP International in Florida, an extension of the Jamaica-based MVP Track Club. She is coached by Henry Rolle who originally recruited her to Auburn.
References
edit- ^ "Natalliah Whyte - XC/Track". Auburn University Athletics.
- ^ "Natalliah Whyte - Women's XC/Track & Field". Florida Atlantic University Athletics.
- ^ "Natalliah Whyte Athlete Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "4x100 Metres Relay women. IAAF World Athletics Championships, DOHA 2019". iaaf.org. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ Paul-Andre Walker (5 October 2019). "Jamaica's 4x100 relay women live up to favourite tag in Doha". SportsMax. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Jon Mulkeen (5 October 2019). "Report: women's 4x100m – IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019". IAAF. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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