Kemar Hyman
Caymanian sprinter
Kemar Hyman (born 11 October 1989) is a Caymanian sprinter. He graduated from Florida State University with an Economic Degree. Whilst competing for Florida State University he became the 2012 ACC indoor and outdoor champion and placed third at the 2012 indoor NCAA championships. Hyman is the national record holder in the 100 and 200 metres. Kemar holds the 60m record with Olympian Kareem Streete-Thompson in 6.56 seconds.[1]
Hyman first represented the Cayman Islands at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in the 100 metres he also became an Olympian at the 2012 London Olympics[2] and was the flag bearer for Cayman Islands in the opening ceremony.[3][4]
He is a native of George Town, Cayman Islands.
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 m: 9.95 s (wind: +1.8 m/s) –
Madrid, 7 Jul 2012
- 200 m: 20.73 s (wind: +0.8 m/s) –
Athens, Georgia, 9 April 2016
Indoor
International competitions
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
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Representing the Cayman Islands
|
2005
|
CARIFTA Games (U17)
|
Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago
|
7th
|
100m
|
11.17 (+1.5 m/s)
|
4th
|
200m
|
22.51 (-1.0 m/s)
|
Pan American Junior Championships
|
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
|
6th
|
4 × 100 m
|
41.49
|
World Youth Championships
|
Marrakesh, Morocco
|
2nd (h)1
|
100m
|
10.80 (+0.6 m/s)
|
7th (sf)
|
200m
|
22.00 (+1.2 m/s)
|
2006
|
CARIFTA Games (U20)
|
Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
|
6th
|
100m
|
10.79 (0.0 m/s)
|
3rd (h)2
|
200m
|
22.33 (+1.0 m/s)
|
5th
|
4 × 100 m
|
41.58
|
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)
|
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
|
4th (h)
|
100m
|
10.80 (+1.3 m/s)
|
4th
|
200m
|
21.37 (+1.4 m/s)
|
3rd
|
4 × 100 m
|
40.79
|
World Junior Championships
|
Beijing, China
|
18th (sf)
|
100m
|
10.81 (-0.4 m/s)
|
19th (sf)
|
200m
|
21.54 (-1.0 m/s)
|
18th (h)
|
4 × 100 m
|
40.92
|
2007
|
CARIFTA Games (U20)
|
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
|
6th
|
100m
|
10.61 (+1.2 m/s)
|
2nd
|
200m
|
21.10 (+0.7 m/s)
|
6th
|
4 × 100 m
|
41.90
|
Pan American Junior Championships
|
São Paulo, Brazil
|
7th (sf)
|
100m
|
10.73 (+0.4 m/s)
|
5th
|
200m
|
21.51 (+0.9 m/s)
|
NACAC Championships
|
San Salvador, El Salvador
|
12th (h)
|
100m
|
10.71 (-1.9 m/s)
|
4th
|
4 × 100 m
|
40.01
|
2008
|
World Junior Championships
|
Bydgoszcz, Poland
|
8th
|
100m
|
10.79 (-0.8 m/s)
|
4th (h)
|
200m
|
21.81 (+0.4 m/s)
|
2009
|
Central American and Caribbean Championships
|
La Habana, Cuba
|
10th (h)
|
100m
|
10.42 (+0.0 m/s)
|
12th (h)
|
200m
|
21.23 (+0.5 m/s)
|
5th
|
4 × 100 m
|
39.54
|
World Championships
|
Berlin, Germany
|
59th (h)
|
100m
|
10.59 (-0.2 m/s)
|
2011
|
Central American and Caribbean Championships
|
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
|
2nd (h)3
|
100m
|
10.40 (-0.9 m/s)
|
2012
|
Olympic Games
|
London, United Kingdom
|
4th (h)2
|
100m
|
10.16 (+1.5 m/s)
|
2013
|
World Championships
|
Moscow, Russia
|
–
|
100m
|
DQ
|
2014
|
World Relays
|
Nassau, Bahamas
|
18th (h)
|
4 × 100 m
|
39.76
|
10th (h)
|
4 × 200 m
|
1:24.91
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Glasgow, United Kingdom
|
6th (sf)
|
100m
|
10.31 (0.0 m/s)
|
5th (h)
|
4 × 100 m
|
40.50
|
Central American and Caribbean Games
|
Xalapa, México
|
6th (h)
|
100m
|
10.78 A (+0.4 m/s)
|
2015
|
NACAC Championships
|
San José, Costa Rica
|
5th
|
100m
|
10.21 (-0.1 m/s)
|
World Championships
|
Beijing, China
|
38th (h)
|
100 m
|
10.32
|
2016
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Portland, United States
|
11th (sf)
|
60 m
|
6.61
|
Olympic Games
|
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
45th (h)
|
100 m
|
10.34
|
2018
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Birmingham, United Kingdom
|
–
|
60 m
|
DQ
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Gold Coast, Australia
|
5th
|
100 m
|
10.21
|
2019
|
Pan American Games
|
Lima, Peru
|
13th (h)
|
100 m
|
10.44
|
World Championships
|
Doha, Qatar
|
37th (h)
|
100 m
|
10.37
|
2020
|
Olympic Games
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
49th (h)
|
100 m
|
10.41
|
2022
|
NACAC Championships
|
Freeport, Bahamas
|
13th (h)
|
100 m
|
10.62
|
1: Disqualified in the semifinal.
2: Did not show in the semifinal.
3: Disqualified in the final.
References
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