Demar Francis
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| Nationality | Jamaican | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 200m: 20.28 (Waco, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Demar Francis (born 25 January 2001) is a Jamaican sprinter.[1]
Early life
[edit]He attended Excelsior High School and the University of South Dakota before transferring to Baylor University.[2]
Career
[edit]He won gold in the 200 metres at the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in Costa Rica.[3]
He became Jamaica's national indoor record holder in the 200m with a run of 20.46 in 2023. He lowered it again to 20.42 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in February 2024.[4][5]
He won a silver medal in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing.[6][7][8] On 24 April 2025, he was named in the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025.[9] He competed in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the event in May 2025.[10] He also competed in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay at the event.[11]
On 22 March 2026, he ran in the heats at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, of the men's 4 x 400 metres with the team later winning the bronze medal.[12][13] He was named in the Jamaica team for the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games.[14]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Demar Francis". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ "Demar Francis lowers own national indoor 200m record". Jamaica Observer. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ "2023 NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ "Jamaican indoor 200m record holder Demar Francis named Big 12 Men's Athlete of the Week". SportsMax. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ "Big 12 Championships: Julien Alfred's Blistering Run Earns Gold, Kevona Davis Misses Out". Track Alerts. 26 Feb 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ "USA dominates men's 4x400m in Nanjing". World Athletics. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ "Pinnock and Men's 4x400m Relay Win Silver as World Indoors Ends in Nanjing". SportsMax. 23 March 2025. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ↑ Foster, Anthony (24 April 2025). "Blake Is Back! Thompson, Fraser-Pryce, and Jackson Headline Jamaica's World Relays Team". Track Alerts. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ↑ "Men's 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ "Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ "USA breaks championship record in men's 4x400m in Kujawy Pomorze". World Athletics. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "Roswell named to CAC team alongside Jura Levy". Jamaica Observer. June 28, 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
