Kishane Thompson (born 17 July 2001) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[2] He won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 100 metres event.
 Thompson before a race, 3 August 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 July 2001 Mitchell Town, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 100 m: 9.77 s (2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editA member of the MVP Track Club, Thompson competed at the Jamaican national trials in June 2023, and ran 9.91 seconds for the 100 metres in his qualifying heat.[3] However, he pulled-out of the competition prior to the semi-final. This was pre-planned, his coach Stephen Francis explained that due to a number of injuries in previous years he had a schedule to avoid multiple-round running that year.[4]
Thompson made his Diamond League debut competing in the 100 metres in Monaco on 21 July 2023, running 10.04 seconds to finish fifth.[5] In September 2023, he lowered his 100 metres personal best to 9.85 seconds to finish second at the Diamond League event in Xiamen, China.[6][7]
On 27 June 2024, he ran 9.82 seconds for the 100 metres in the opening round at the Jamaican Olympic trials in Kingston, Jamaica.[8] In the subsequent final, he ran a new personal best of 9.77 seconds to win the Jamaican national title.[9]
On 4 August 2024, a controversial men's 100-meter final took place. Thompson and Noah Lyles finished with the exact same time of 9.79 seconds, but Lyles was ultimately awarded the gold medal by a margin of five-thousandths of a second after a photo finish. Thompson was awarded the silver medal.
The close finish led to a heated debate among sports enthusiasts and analysts. Many argued that the race was a "dead heat" and that the gold medal should have been shared between the two athletes since their times were identical. The confusion was further amplified when notable sports broadcasters, including NBC, initially reported that Thompson had won the race.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Tilastopaja Oy Track and field statistics | Kishane Thompson". Tilastopaja.eu. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Kishane Thompson". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ Williams, Melton (6 July 2023). "Kishane Thompson upsets in 100m heat, Yohan Blake disqualified". Jamaica.Loopnews. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ Levy, Leighton (9 July 2023). "One fast race was always the plan for Kishane Thompson - Stephen Francis". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "100m results Monaco Diamond League 21 July 2023". Watch-Athletics. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Results: Xiamen Diamond League 2023". Watch Athletics. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Moore, Susan (2 September 2023). "Christian Coleman steals 100m with 9.83 WL at Xiamen Wanda Diamond League". World-Track. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Whitfield, Janielle (27 June 2024). "Kishane Thompson Drops 9.82 Stunner, Fraser-Pryce and Jackson Shine, Set for Epic 100m Showdown at Jamaica Olympic Trials". Track Alerts. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Thompson sets world-leading mark to win Jamaican 100m". Reuters. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Baer, Jack (4 August 2024). "NBC's Leigh Diffey admits fault after erroneously calling Kishane Thompson as 100-meter winner over Noah Lyles". Yahoo Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "La finale olimpica dei 100 metri più equilibrata e competitiva di sempre". Il Post (in Italian). 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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