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Nesta Carter

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Jamaican sprinter

AthletesBorn 1985 · age 40
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Nesta Carter OD is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres event. Carter was successful as part of the Jamaican 4 × 100 metres relay team, taking gold and setting successive world records at the 2011 World Championships and 2012 London Olympics.

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2008Officer of the Order of Distinction

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Merlene OtteyAlso won Officer of the Order of DistinctionBurning SpearAlso won Officer of the Order of DistinctionGregory IsaacsAlso won Officer of the Order of DistinctionMichael FraterAlso won Officer of the Order of Distinction

Athletes born in the 1980s 2

Fränk Schleck56.1Rakhim Chakhkiyev56.1

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Nesta Carter OD is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres event. Carter was successful as part of the Jamaican 4 × 100 metres relay team, taking gold and setting successive world records at the 2011 World Championships and 2012 London Olympics. He also won a 4 × 100 m silver medal at the 2007 World Championship and a gold at the 2015 World Championships. On August 11, 2013, Carter secured an individual 100 m World Championship bronze medal in Moscow, behind Justin Gatlin and teammate Usain Bolt. He followed this with another gold in the 4 × 100 metres relay.

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Born 1985 · age 40
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