Kareem Streete-Thompson
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | ||
Competitor for  Cayman Islands |
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| World Indoor Championships | ||
| Silver | 2001 Lisbon | Long Jump |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Bronze | 2002 Manchester | Long Jump |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Bronze | 1990 Plovdiv | Long Jump |
| CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) |
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| Gold | 1990 Kingston | Long Jump |
| CARIFTA Games Youth (U17) |
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| Gold | 1989 Bridgetown | Long Jump |
| Gold | 1988 Kingston | Long Jump |
| Gold | 1987 Port of Spain | Long Jump |
| Silver | 1989 Bridgetown | 100m |
| Bronze | 1989 Bridgetown | 200m |
Kareem Streete-Thompson (born March 30, 1973) is an athlete specializing in the long jump and the 100 metres. He was born in Ithaca, New York.
Although born in the USA, he lived his first 18 years in the Cayman Islands. Originally he represented the Cayman Islands, then USA, and then from 1999 the Cayman Islands again.
Two times in the role, he was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1989 CARIFTA Games and 1990 CARIFTA Games.[1][2]
In the 2004 Summer Olympics, he participated in the 100 metres, achieving a second place and a season's best time in the heat from which he qualified, before exiting the competition in the second round with a fifth-placed finish. In the long jump competition, he did not qualify for the final.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 3rd | Long jump |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14th | Long jump |
| 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 2nd | Long jump |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 8th | 100 m | |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 2nd | Long jump |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | Long jump | |
| World Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 5th | Long jump | |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 3rd | Long jump |
| 2003 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | St George's, Grenada | 1st | Long jump |
[edit] References
- ^ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 2, Carifta Games 2011, http://www.cariftagames2011.herobo.com/web_documents/carifta_magazine_sm_part2.pdf, retrieved Oct 12, 2011
- ^ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 3, Carifta Games 2011, http://www.cariftagames2011.herobo.com/web_documents/carifta_magazine_sm_part3.pdf, retrieved Oct 12, 2011
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Kareem Streete-Thompson
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