Odean Skeen

Odean Skeen
Personal information
Nationality Jamaica
Born (1994-08-28) 28 August 1994 (age 30)
Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
EventSprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 9.98 (Auburn 2017)
200 m: 20.84 (George Town 2010)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Moncton 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2012 Barcelona 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Barcelona 100 m
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore Medley relay
CAC Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Santo Domingo 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Santo Domingo 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Santo Domingo 4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Youth)
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vieux Fort 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2010 George Town 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 George Town 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 George Town 4×100 m relay

Odean Skeen (born 28 August 1994) is a Jamaican sprinter.

Career

At the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, Skeen won the 100 metres in his then-personal best of 10.42 seconds, ahead of Masaki Nashimoto and David Bolarinwa.[1][2] On 21 April 2017, while competing for Auburn University at the War Eagle Invitational in Auburn, Alabama, Skeen set a new personal best of 9.98, becoming the 15th Jamaican to break the 10-second barrier.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2009 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 1st 4 × 100 m relay 40.76 CR
2010 CARIFTA Games (U-17) George Town, Cayman Islands 1st 100 m 10.53   (0.6 m/s)
1st 200 m 20.84 CR   (1.2 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 41.62
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st 100 m 10.84   (-2.3 m/s)
1st 200 m 21.64   (-2.1 m/s)
1st 4×100 m relay 40.88
World Junior Championships Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.55

References

  1. ^ Graham, Raymond (22 August 2010). "Golden run by Jamaica's Skeen". Jamaica Gleaner.
  2. ^ Wong, Jonathan (22 August 2010). "Young Flyer". The Straits Times.


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