Tristan Evelyn

Tristan Evelyn
Personal information
NationalityBarbadian
Born (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998 (age 26)
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)100m, 200m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 meters: 11.14 (2021, NR)
200 meters: 23.18 (2022)

Tristan Cadija Evelyn (born 25 January 1998) is a Barbadian Olympic sprinter.[1]

A former silver medalist at the CARIFTA Games and a student of the University of Houston, Evelyn won both the Women's 60m and the 200m at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2020.[2]

Evelyn clocked a new national record time of 11.14 seconds (wind 2.0 m/s) to win gold in the women's 100 metres final at the American Athletic Conference Championship. This time also secured her place at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympics where she competed in the heats. The previous record was 11.26 seconds set by Shakera Reece in 2011. She also holds the Barbadian indoor 200m national record with a time of 23.16.[3]

She reached the semi-finals of the women's 60 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.[4] She competed in the 100 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Tristan EVELYN | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. ^ "Tristan Evelyn snatches two golds at Indoor Championships | Loop Barbados". Loop News.
  3. ^ "Evelyn sprints to new national record; qualifies for Tokyo". www.nationnews.com. May 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's 60m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Women's 100 Metres - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.


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