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 Gordon at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1991-12-15) 15 December 1991 (age 33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400 m: 46.43 s (Marabella 2010) 400 m h: 47.69 s (Moscow 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jehue Gordon (born 15 December 1991) is a Trinidadian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. He turned professional on 24 June 2010, and signed a deal with Adidas in August 2010.
Career
Formerly a pupil of Belmont Boys' Secondary R.C. School and Queen's Royal College in Port of Spain, he began his international athletics career at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where he finished fifth in the semi-finals at the age of 16. He was the bronze medallist in the 400 m hurdles at the 2008 CARIFTA Games and went on to win the gold medal the following year, recording a championship record of 50.01 seconds. His success continued in the form of a bronze medal at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, where he ran a time of 49.45 seconds, and a silver at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.
He qualified for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and surprised by setting a world-age best and senior national record of 48.66 seconds in the heats. He progressed through the rounds and reached the final, finishing in fourth with a 48.26-second national record. Statisticians A. Lennart Julin and Mirko Jalava picked out Gordon's performances as sign of promise for future success. At the start of the 2010 season, he took a 400 m and 110 metres hurdles double at the trials for the CARIFTA Games. He went on to improve the championship records in both the 110 and 400 m hurdles at the 2010 CARIFTA Games, earning himself that year's Austin Sealy Trophy.
He took part in both the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
When he won the 400 m hurdles at the 2013 World Championships, he set a new national record of 47.69. The year after, he won silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
International competitions
References
- "Jehue Gordon Turns Professional". HSInternational: News and Announcements. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- Laurence, Kwame (5 August 2010). "Gordon signs with adidas". Trinidad Express. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010.
- "Jehue Gordon's school - Queen's Royal College, Trinidad and Tobago", BBC Sport, 10 September 2010.
- Finisterre, Terry (13 April 2009). More records fall in 2009 CARIFTA Games – Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
- Clavelo Robinson, Javier (6 July 2009).Culson prevails over Sanchez as six more records fall – CAC Champs Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
- Mulkeen, Jon (15 August 2009). Event Report – Men's 400m Hurdles – Heats Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- Mulkeen, Jon (18 August 2009). Event Report – Men's 400m Hurdles – Final. IAAF. Retrieved 22 August 2009. Archived 8 September 2009.
- 2009 – End of Year Reviews – HURDLES. IAAF (24 December 2009). Retrieved 2 June 2010.
- Clarke, Clayton (15 March 2010). "Gordon takes hurdles double at Trinidad & Tobago Carifta Trials". IAAF. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
- "Jehue Gordon at Olympics.com". olympics.com. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Jehue GORDON - Athlete Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
External links
| World champions in men's 400 m hurdles | |
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| World U20 Champions in men's 400 metres hurdles | |
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Trinidad and Tobago male hurdlers
- Olympic athletes for Trinidad and Tobago
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Trinidad and Tobago
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Trinidad and Tobago
- Alumni of Queen's Royal College, Trinidad
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Diamond League winners