Patrick Jarrett
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Patrick "Pat" Jarrett (born 2 October 1972) is a Jamaica
n sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres
. He represented Jamaica at the 2000
and 2004 Summer Olympics
. He was also the 1999 Jamaican 100 m champion and a quarter-finalist at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics
.
He won the 100 m bronze at the 1999 CAC Championships
and helped the Jamaican relay team to the bronze at the 1999 Pan American Games
. He received a doping ban for two years in 2001, after testing positive for stanozolol
at the Jamaican Championships.
for Farmingdale High School in Long Island, New York where he was rank # 1 100m in New York state 90-91. Afterwards, he attended St. John's University and starred on the track
team from 1991 until he dropped out in 1993, academically ineligible. After a modest but short career at St. John's, he moved to New York Tech to continue running. He came to prominence in 1999 when he won the bronze medal
in the 100 m at the 1999 CAC Championships
, finishing behind Obadele Thompson
and Kim Collins
. He was selected for the 4×100 metres relay team at the 1999 Pan American Games
and the squad won the bronze in at time of 38.82 seconds. He won the 100 m at the Jamaican Championships that year, running a time of 10.30 seconds. He was Jamaica's only representative in the 100 m at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics
and he reached the quarter-finals stage but was knocked out as he finished fifth in his race. Regardless, his time of 10.22 seconds was a new personal best. Along with Garth Robinson
, Christopher Williams and Ray Stewart
, he finished fifth (upgraded to fourth after Nigeria
was disqualifed) in the heats of the 4×100 metres relay in his second competition of the championships.
He improved his personal best to 10.14 seconds at the National Championships in 2000, and his third place behind Williams and Lindel Frater
finish guaranteed him a place in the Jamaican Olympic team
. He reached the second round of the 100 m, along with his compatriots, at the 2000 Sydney Olympics but he finished last in his race, pulling up before the finish line. He was not selected for the relay at the Olympics and the Jamaican team of Frater, Dwight Thomas
, Williams and Llewellyn Bredwood set a national record
in the final.
At the 2001 Penn Relays
Jarrett helped the Jamaican team including Donovan Powell
, Byron Logan and Chris Williams to third place with a time of 38.68 seconds. He also improved his 100 m best to 10.12 seconds, ahead of Mark Lewis-Francis
. He finished second at the Jamaican National Championships that year but his doping test from the competition was positive for the banned steroid stanozolol
. He contested the test but the IAAF upheld the decision and he was banned from athletics for a period of two years.
He returned from the ban in 2003 and his next major appearance came at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He did not earn an individual spot, but was chosen for the relay and a team comprising Dwight Thomas, Jarrett, Winston Smith
and Michael Frater
recorded a time of 38.71 seconds for fourth in the heats (which was not enough to make the final). In 2005 he was fifth at both the IAAF Meeting Zagreb and the Tsiklitiria meeting in Athens
(where he ran a season's best of 10.15 seconds).
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 who specialises in the 100 metres
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
. He represented Jamaica at the 2000
2000 Summer Olympics
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and 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
. He was also the 1999 Jamaican 100 m champion and a quarter-finalist at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics
1999 World Championships in Athletics
The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
.
He won the 100 m bronze at the 1999 CAC Championships
1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
The 1999 Central American Championships in Athletics were held in Bridgetown, Barbados.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...
and helped the Jamaican relay team to the bronze at the 1999 Pan American Games
1999 Pan American Games
The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23-August 8, 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated at the games. The 1999...
. He received a doping ban for two years in 2001, after testing positive for stanozolol
Stanozolol
Stanozolol, commonly sold under the name Winstrol , Tenabol and Winstrol Depot , was developed by Winthrop Laboratories in 1962...
at the Jamaican Championships.
Career
Patrick originally started out runningRunning
Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...
for Farmingdale High School in Long Island, New York where he was rank # 1 100m in New York state 90-91. Afterwards, he attended St. John's University and starred on the track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
team from 1991 until he dropped out in 1993, academically ineligible. After a modest but short career at St. John's, he moved to New York Tech to continue running. He came to prominence in 1999 when he won the bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
in the 100 m at the 1999 CAC Championships
1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
The 1999 Central American Championships in Athletics were held in Bridgetown, Barbados.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...
, finishing behind Obadele Thompson
Obadele Thompson
Obadele Thompson is a sprint athlete from Barbados;. In 2000, he became the first Olympic medalist from Barbados with a bronze medal in the 100m race.-Biography:...
and Kim Collins
Kim Collins
Kim Collins is a track and field sprinter from the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2003, he became the World Champion in the 100 m. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics on four occasions, from 1996 to 2008, and was the country's first athlete to ever reach an event...
. He was selected for the 4×100 metres relay team at the 1999 Pan American Games
Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games
The athletics competition at the 1999 Pan American Games was held in Winnipeg, Canada. Two new events were introduced for women: pole vault and hammer throw. In addition the 20 km road walk replaced the 10,000 m track walk.-Track:-Field:-Track:...
and the squad won the bronze in at time of 38.82 seconds. He won the 100 m at the Jamaican Championships that year, running a time of 10.30 seconds. He was Jamaica's only representative in the 100 m at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics
1999 World Championships in Athletics
The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
and he reached the quarter-finals stage but was knocked out as he finished fifth in his race. Regardless, his time of 10.22 seconds was a new personal best. Along with Garth Robinson
Garth Robinson
Garth B. Robinson is a retired male track and field athlete from Jamaica. Robinson won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:* , from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-01-26....
, Christopher Williams and Ray Stewart
Ray Stewart (athlete)
Raymond Douglas Stewart is a former Jamaican athlete who specialised in the 100 metres event. As a junior athlete Stewart found much success at the CARIFTA Games, winning five gold medals within a four year period. In 1984 he reached the 100 m Olympic final and won an Olympic silver medal...
, he finished fifth (upgraded to fourth after Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
was disqualifed) in the heats of the 4×100 metres relay in his second competition of the championships.
He improved his personal best to 10.14 seconds at the National Championships in 2000, and his third place behind Williams and Lindel Frater
Lindel Frater
Lindel Frater is a former sprinter who specialised in the 60 metres and 100 metres events.He competed at the 2000 Olympic Games, reaching the semi-finals in the 100 m and finishing fourth in the 4 × 100 metres relay as part of the Jamaican team which broke the national record...
finish guaranteed him a place in the Jamaican Olympic team
Jamaica at the Olympics
Jamaica first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. In 1960, Jamaican athletes competed as part of the West Indies Federation team....
. He reached the second round of the 100 m, along with his compatriots, at the 2000 Sydney Olympics but he finished last in his race, pulling up before the finish line. He was not selected for the relay at the Olympics and the Jamaican team of Frater, Dwight Thomas
Dwight Thomas
Dwight Thomas O.D is a Jamaican sprinter mainly competing in the 100 metres event and more recently the 110m hurdles....
, Williams and Llewellyn Bredwood set a national record
Jamaican records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Jamaica maintained by its national athletics federation: Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude...
in the final.
At the 2001 Penn Relays
Penn Relays
The Penn Relays is the oldest and largest track and field competition in the United States, hosted annually since April 21, 1895 by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
Jarrett helped the Jamaican team including Donovan Powell
Donovan Powell
Donovan Powell is a former sprinter who specialised in the 60 metres and 100 metres events. He is the brother of Asafa Powell, a former 100 m world record holder....
, Byron Logan and Chris Williams to third place with a time of 38.68 seconds. He also improved his 100 m best to 10.12 seconds, ahead of Mark Lewis-Francis
Mark Lewis-Francis
Mark Anthony Lewis-Francis is a British track and field athlete, specifically a sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres. A renowned junior, his greatest sporting achievement at senior level has been to anchor the Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4 x 100 metres relay team to a shock gold...
. He finished second at the Jamaican National Championships that year but his doping test from the competition was positive for the banned steroid stanozolol
Stanozolol
Stanozolol, commonly sold under the name Winstrol , Tenabol and Winstrol Depot , was developed by Winthrop Laboratories in 1962...
. He contested the test but the IAAF upheld the decision and he was banned from athletics for a period of two years.
He returned from the ban in 2003 and his next major appearance came at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He did not earn an individual spot, but was chosen for the relay and a team comprising Dwight Thomas, Jarrett, Winston Smith
Winston Smith
Winston Smith is a fictional character and the protagonist of George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. The character was employed by Orwell as an everyman in the setting of the novel, a "central eye ... [the reader] can readily identify with"...
and Michael Frater
Michael Frater
Michael Frater O.D is a sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres event. He won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games for the event....
recorded a time of 38.71 seconds for fourth in the heats (which was not enough to make the final). In 2005 he was fifth at both the IAAF Meeting Zagreb and the Tsiklitiria meeting in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
(where he ran a season's best of 10.15 seconds).
Personal bests
| Event | Time (sec Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres 60 metres 60 metres is a sprint event in track and field athletics. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes... |
6.50 | The Armory, New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... , United States |
|
| 100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896... |
10.12 | Philadelphia, United States | 28 April 2001 |
| 200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first... |
20.87 | Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... , United States |
1 April 2000 |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.