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Brianna Lyston

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Brianna Lyston
Personal information
Born (2004-05-24) 24 May 2004 (age 20)
Sport
Country Jamaica
SportTrack and Field
EventSprints
College teamLSU Lady Tigers (2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cali 200 m
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kingston 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kingston 4×100 m
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U17)
Gold medal – first place 2019 George Town 4×100 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 George Town 200 m

Brianna Lyston (born 24 May 2004[1]) is a Jamaican sprint athlete who holds the 200m under-13s world record in 23.72s.[2][3]

Lyston ran 22.53 (-2.2) at the 2022 Issa Boys and Girls Championship in Kingston, Jamaica. This made her the second fastest Under 20 female athlete from Jamaica. This also broke the Class 1 meeting record which was held by Simone Facey who ran a 22.71 back in 2004.

Lyston won her 100m heat in a personal best 11.14 (+0.7) at the 2022 Central Athletics Championships in Spanish Town, Jamaica to beat Tia Clayton.[4]

She ran 10.91 seconds for the 100 metres at the at the SEC Championship in Gainesville, Florida on 11 May 2024.[5]

Personal bests

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Outdoor

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Profile of Brianna LYSTON - IAAF".
  2. ^ Gibson, Sean; Sawer, Patrick (4 April 2017). "Jamaica finds true heir to Usain Bolt's throne – record-breaking 12-year-old sprinter Brianna Lyston". The Telegraph.
  3. ^ "Meet Jamaican sprinter Brianna Lyston, who might very well be the next Usain Bolt". 13 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Lyston lays down the gauntlett". Jamaican Gleaner. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. ^ Hutchison, Katelyn (13 May 2024). "SEC Track And Field Championships Produce World Leading Times And Olympic Performances". Forbes.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  6. ^ Smith, Gary (2022-06-01). "Rejected: Jamaica's U20 4x1 record not legal - Trackalerts.com, track and field news website". Retrieved 2024-05-31.