Nesta Carter ( born Nesta Carter , born October 11, 1985 ) is a Jamaican athlete, a short distance runner, specializing in 100 meters. Olympic champion 2012 in the relay 4 × 100 meters in the national team of Jamaica . He also won Olympic gold in the relay in 2008, but in 2017, Carter and the entire Jamaican team were deprived of this victory after rechecking Carter's doping test, which gave a positive result.
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| Full name | Nesta carter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date and place of birth | October 11, 1985 (33 years old) Banana Ground, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 1.75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 (2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At the 2011 World Championships, as part of the Jamaican national team, together with Michael Freiter , Johan Blake and Usain Bolt, he set a world record in the relay 4 × 100 meters - 37.04 s.
At the 2012 World Cup in the room he became a silver medalist at a distance of 60 meters , showing a result of 6.54.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, as part of the Jamaican team, together with Michael Freiter , Johan Blake and Usain Bolt, he set a world record in the 4 × 100 meter relay race - 36.84 seconds.
Silver medalist of the World Junior Championship 2004 in the relay 4 × 100 meters. He became the bronze medalist and winner of the World Championships in Athletics 2013 in the 100m race with a score of 9.95 and in the relay 4 * 100 meters as part of the Jamaican team with a score of 37.36.
Achievements
- Diamond league
- 2010:
Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix - 9.88 - 2010: Memorial Van Damme - 9.85
- 2011: Prefontaine Classic - 9.92
- 2011: Aviva British Grand Prix - 9.93
- 2011: Herculis - 9.90
- 2011: London Grand Prix - 10.01
- 2011: Memorial Van Damme - 9.89
- 2012: Shanghai Golden Grand Prix - 10.16
- 2012: London Grand Prix - 10.13
- 2012: DN Galan - 10.06
- 2012: Athletissima - 9.95
- 2012: Weltklasse Zürich - 9.95
- 2012: Memorial Van Damme - 9.96
- 2013: Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix - 9.99
- 2013: Sainsbury's Grand Prix - 9.99
- 2013: London Grand Prix - 9.99
- 2013: Memorial Van Damme - 9.94
- 2014: Shanghai Golden Grand Prix - 10.12
- 2014: Golden Gala - 10.02
- 2014: Adidas Grand Prix - 10.09
- 2014: Glasgow Grand Prix - 9.98
- 2014: DN Galan - 9.96
Personal Records
- 100 meters - 9.78
- 200 meters - 20.25
- 60 meters - 6.49
- 50 meters - 5.67
Doping Scandal
In June 2016, it became known that after rechecking the analyzes of the 2008 Olympics, the prohibited substance methylhexanamine was found in the athlete’s doping test [1] [2] .
The IOC deprived the Jamaican team, including Usain Bolt , of the 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medals for winning the men's 4 × 100 meters relay after it turned out that a re-analysis of Nest Carter’s samples revealed traces of the banned methylhexanamine drug [3] [4] [5 ] ] .
Notes
- ↑ TASS: Sport - Media: doping test of the Jamaican runner Nesta Carter with OI-2008 gave a positive result
- ↑ TASS: Sport - Media: Jamaican Carter doping test “B” from Olympic Games 2008 gave a positive result
- ↑ IOC sanctions two athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008 . IOC News (January 25, 2017). Date of treatment January 25, 2017.
- ↑ Usain Bolt lost the gold of the 2008 Olympics due to a doping test of a partner . RIA Novosti (January 25, 2017). Date of treatment January 25, 2017.
- ↑ Usain Bolt could lose Olympic title amid team-mate's doping controversy
Links
- Nesta Carter - profile on the IAAF website