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Nickel Ashmeade
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Nickel Ashmeade

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Winning Olympic and world relay gold with Jamaica.

World championships · Rio Olympics

Born
7 April 1990
Birthplace
Ocho Rios

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Nickel Ashmeade

Nickel Ashmeade is a retired Jamaican sprinter who competed in the 100 and 200 metres.

Early life

School sport

Attended St Jago High School and won international junior sprint medals.

Career

  1. 2008

    World juniors

    Won 200-metre silver.

  2. 2011

    Senior breakthrough

    Ran the 200 metres in under twenty seconds.

  3. 2016

    Olympics

    Ran in Jamaica’s winning relay team.

Achievements

World championships

Won 4 × 100-metre relay gold.

Rio Olympics

Won gold in the 4 × 100-metre relay.

Beyond sport

Cooking

Described cooking as a favourite way to relax in a 2014 interview. He enjoyed developing recipes at home, learning about food while travelling and spending time with family and friends.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Cooking — biographical source ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil. CC BY 3.0 br · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.