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Candice McLeod (born 15 November 1996) is a Jamaican athlete, a finalist in the women’s 400 metres races at the 2020 Olympic Games and the 2022 World Athletics Championships.
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| Nationality | Jamaican | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 15, 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of the West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 m | |||||||||||||||||||
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Early and personal life
McLeod attended Vere Technical High School where she was befriended and mentored by future athletics champion Shericka Jackson,[1] before McLeod went on to become an accounting graduate from the University of West Indies.[2]
Career
At the Jamaican Olympic Trials, in June 2021, McLeod lowered her personal best time for a sixth time in a year, running 49.91 seconds in the 400 metres to finish second behind Stephenie Ann McPherson. This secured McLeod’s slot on the Jamaican team for the delayed 2020 Summer Games.[3]
In the 400 metres races at the Tokyo Olympics McLeod won her heat, and then ran a new personal best time of 49.51 seconds in her semi final and qualified for the final in which she finished in sixth place.[4] At the 2022 World Athletics Championships McLeod matched the feat of reaching the final.[5] She won a silver medal in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay.
References
- "Olympic bronze medalist Candice McLeod lifts the lid on her decade-long special friendship with star athlete Shericka Jackson".
- "After new 400m season best, Olympian Candice McLeod feels she must suffer to run faster".
- "McPherson wins women's 400m". Jamaica Observer. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-400m-sfnl-000100-.htm [bare URL]
- "World Champs: McLeod, McPherson into women's 400m final; Young out | Loop Jamaica".
External links
- Candice McLeod at World Athletics
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[de] Candice McLeod
Candice McLeod (* 15. November 1996) ist eine jamaikanische Leichtathletin, die sich auf den 400-Meter-Lauf spezialisiert hat.- [en] Candice McLeod
[es] Candice McLeod
Candice McLeod (15 de noviembre de 1996) es una deportista jamaicana que compite en atletismo, especialista en las carreras de relevos.[1][fr] Candice McLeod
Candice McLeod (née le 15 novembre 1996) est une athlète jamaïcaine, spécialiste du 400 mètres.[it] Candice McLeod
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