Jasmine Camacho-Quinn
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (born August 21, 1996) is a Puerto Rican track and field athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she became the first Puerto Rican of Afro-Latino descent and the second person representing Puerto Rico to win a gold medal. In the semi-finals, Camacho-Quinn set her personal best and Olympic record of 12.26 seconds, which is tied for the fifth fastest time in history. She won bronze at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.
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| Born | August 21, 1996 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Orlando, FL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 161 lb (73 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Hurdles, Sprints, Long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Kentucky Wildcats (2016–2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Nike | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | John Coghlan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She participated at the 2016 Rio Olympics in her specialty event, achieving 12.70 seconds in the heats, a time that would have secured her fifth place in the final. However, she was disqualified in the semi-finals after hitting a hurdle. Camacho-Quinn was a two-time individual NCAA Division I champion.