Odane Skeen
Encyclopedia
Odane Skeen is a Jamaica
n sprinter
.
At the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
in Singapore
, Skeen won the 100 metres
in a new personal best of 10.42 seconds, ahead of Masaki Nashimoto
and David Bolarinwa
.
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n sprinter
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
.
At the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
2010 Summer Youth Olympics
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games , were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in the city-state of Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, in the XXIX Olympiad. They were the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics, a major...
in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Skeen won the 100 metres
Athletics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' 100 metres
These are the results of the boys' 100 metres event at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games. The qualification heats took place on August 18, at 11:20 and the Finals on August 21.-Medalists:-Records:Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows....
in a new personal best of 10.42 seconds, ahead of Masaki Nashimoto
Masaki Nashimoto
is a Japanese sprinter.Nashimoto competed in the 100 metre sprint at the 2009 Asian Youth Games and 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, both held in Singapore, winning gold and silver respectively. In the latter, Nashimoto lost out to Odane Skeen but beat favourite David Bolarinwa to silver in a photo...
and David Bolarinwa
David Bolarinwa
David Bolarinwa is a British sprinter.At the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, Bolarinwa won a bronze medal at the 100 metres, behind Odane Skeen and Masaki Nashimoto...
.