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Shaun Gill

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Shaun Gill
Shaun Gill during the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1993-04-09) 9 April 1993 (age 31)
Belize City, Belize
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprinting

Shaun Gill (born 9 April 1993) is a Belizean athlete.[1][2] He competed in the men's 60 metres at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[3] He competed in the preliminary rounds at the 2020 Olympic Games 100 metres in Tokyo running 10.88 seconds.[4] He was the only competitor in any sport to qualify for his nation of Belize at the 2024 Summer Olympics, finishing 6th in his heat for the Men's 100 metres, resulting in his elimination and ultimately missing his only chance of earning his only Olympic medal.[5] His personal best time in the 100m sprint is 10.57 seconds at the Central American Games at the Managua Venue in Nicaragua on December 9, 2017.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Shaun Gill". IAAF. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Athletics - GILL Shaun". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Start list" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Athletics - Preliminary Round - Heat 1 Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Olympics 2024: What it's like to be your country's only Olympian". 7 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Shaun Gill". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for  Belize
Tokyo 2020
with
Samantha Dirks
Paris 2024
Succeeded by
Incumbent