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Jak Ali Harvey

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Jak Ali Harvey
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1989-05-04) 4 May 1989 (age 35)
Hanover Parish, Jamaica[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m 9.92 (Erzurum 2016)
200 m 20.38 (Ankara 2015)
Medal record

Jak Ali Harvey, formerly Jacques Montgomery Harvey (born 4 May 1989 in Hanover Parish, Jamaica) is a former Jamaican sprinter.[2] He now competes for Turkey.[3]

Harvey won the silver medal of the 100 m event at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He became the first ever Turkish athlete to win a medal in that event at the European Championships.[4]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2010 NACAC U23 Championships Miramar, Florida, United States 5th 100m 10.26 (+1.7 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.36
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.96
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 1st 100 m 10.14
– (h) 4 × 100 m relay DQ
Representing  Turkey
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 15th (sf) 100 m 10.08
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 100 m 10.07
14th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.58
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10th (sf) 100 m 10.03
40th (h) 200 m 20.58
10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.30
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 12th (sf) 100 m 10.16
7th 4 × 100 m relay 38.73
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 1st 100 m 10.10
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.50
European Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd 100 m 10.01
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 37.98
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 7th 4 × 100 m relay 39.13
World Championships Doha, Qatar 4 × 100 m relay DQ
2021 World Relays Chorzów, Poland 14th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.59
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 36th (h) 100 m 10.25
4 × 100 m relay DQ
2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 1st 100 m 10.15
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.98
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 7th (sf) 100 m 10.101
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.74
4 × 400 m relay DQ
European Championships Munich, Germany 100 m DQ
7th 4 × 100 m relay 39.20

1Disqualified in the final

References

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  1. ^ "Jacques Harvey switches allegiance to Turkey". Jamaican Observer. 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Athletes - Harvey Jacques Biography". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Jacques Harvey switches allegiance". trackalerts.com. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Jak Ali Harvey'den gümüş madayla" [Silver medal from Jak Ali Harvey]. Hürriyet (in Turkish). 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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