Ackeem Blake
.jpg) Ackeem Blake in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 January 2002 |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | 100 m, 200 m |
| Club | Titans Track Club (prior), Dynamic Speed Track Club [2] |
| Coached by | Michael Frater |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Medal record | |
Ackeem Blake (born 21 January 2002) is a Jamaican sprinter.
Blake came fourth in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. At the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary he earned a bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay. In Gaborone, Botswana, at the 2026 World Athletics Relays Championships, he won gold in world record time running the mixed 4 × 100 metres relay.
Career
[edit]In 2022, Blake competed at the Music City Track Carnival in Nashville, he ran a big personal best of 9.92s in the 100 m. However, World Athletics deemed the time to be unofficial and therefore it was not ratified.[3] Blake did run sub-10 officially for the first time 7 days later at the New York City Grand Prix, clocking a time of 9.95s.
Blake improved his time at the 2022 Jamaican Championships, finishing 3rd in the final with a time of 9.93s.[4] He was selected for the 2022 World Championships, he finished fourth in his semi-final and did not make the final. Blake ran on the first leg of Jamaica's 4x100m relay team as they finished fourth.[5]
In 2023, Blake set a Jamaican record in the 60m, clocking 6.42s at the Gibson McCook Relays in Kingston.[6] He ran a new personal best at the Los Angeles Grand Prix with a time of 9.89s.[7] At the Jamaican Championships, Blake finished fourth in a time of 10.01s and was selected for Jamaica's 4x100m relay team at the 2023 World Championships, he ran on the first leg as his team won the bronze medal.[8]
Blake finished third gaining bronze in the 60m at the 2024 World Indoor Championships in a time of 6.46s.[9] He finished third at the 2024 Jamaican Olympic Trials with a time of 9.92 and was selected for the Jamaican team at the Paris Olympics.[10] In Paris, he came fifth with 10.06 in the semifinal and failed to make the finals.[11]
At the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, he made the semifinals in the 100 metres.[12]
Blake competed in the 60 metres clocking 6.55 in the semifinals to finish 4th, so he did not advance to the finals at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland.
In Gaborone, Botswana, at the 2026 World Athletics Relays Championships, he and his teammates won gold in the mixed 4 × 100 metres relay clocking a new WR of 39.62, after the previous WR 39.99 they set the day before in the heats. Jamaica is the first country to reach sub-40 seconds in this event.[13]
Competitions record
[edit]| Grand Slam Track results[14] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
| 2025 Kingston Slam | Short sprints | 100 m | 4th | 10.13 | US$20,000 |
| 200 m | 7th | 20.68 | |||
| 2025 Miami Slam | Short sprints | 100 m | 3rd | 9.85 | US$20,000 |
| 200 m | 8th | 21.09 | |||
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Jamaica | |||||
| 2019 | NACAC U18 Championships | Querétaro, Mexico | 3rd | 100m | 10.41 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 18th (sf) | 100 m | 10.19 |
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.06 | |||
| NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 1st | 100 m | 9.98 CR | |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.94 | |||
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.76 |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3rd | 60 m | 6.46 |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 17th (sf) | 100 m | 10.06 | |
| 11th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.45 | |||
| 2025 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 17th (sf) | 100 m | 10.12 |
| – | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | |||
| 2026 | World Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 7th (sf) | 60 m | 6.55 |
| World Relays | Gaborone, Botswana | 1st | Mixed 4 × 100 m relay | 39.62 WR | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "BLAKE Ackeem". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ↑ Bailey, Robert (9 July 2022). "Ackeem Blake ready to compete in Oregon". The Gleaner. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ↑ Walker, Howard (13 June 2022). "Blake has no limits - Frater". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ↑ "Blake and Jackson claim Jamaican 100m titles in Kingston". Watch Athletics. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ "4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Final" (PDF). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ Clarke, Athena (23 February 2023). "Ackeem Blake tops stellar line up in 60m at Gibson McCook Relays". Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ "Ackeem Blake runs personal best 9.89 seconds to win LA grand prix". 27 May 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ "4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Final" (PDF). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ Rowbottom, Mike (1 March 2024). "Lyles has to give best to Coleman over 60m in Glasgow". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ Francis, Noel (30 June 2024). "National championships round-up: Nugent and Thompson impress in Jamaica". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ "semi-final 100 metres results Paris 24 Olympic games". Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "Semi-final 100 metres results Tokyo 25 world athletics". Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "Jamaica improve mixed 4×100m relay World record to 39.62 in gaborone". Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
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