Sean Bailey (sprinter)
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| Nationality | Jamaican | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 July 1997 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and Field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m | ||||||||||||||
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Sean Bailey (born 15 July 1997) is a Jamaican athlete.[1]
Early life
From Spanish Town, Jamaica and a former St Jago High School athlete, Bailey moved on to competing for the University of Texas-El Paso where he made the NCAA 400 metres final in 2021 before injuring his hamstring in the race.[2][3]
Career
Bailey clocked 45.04 seconds to win the men's 400 metres at the 2021 Jamaican Olympic Trials. He was named in the Jamaican Olympic team for the delayed 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo having qualified through his world ranking.[4] In Tokyo, Bailey participated in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay and finished seventh in the final.[5]
Bailey won the Jamaican men's title again in July 2023, running 44.48 seconds, ahead of Antonio Watson in second and Jevaughn Powell in third.[6]
Bailey was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in 2023, where he finished fifth in the final of the 400 metres.[7][8]
In April 2024, he was selected as part of the Jamiacan team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[9] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024.[10][11]
Personal life
Bailey is the brother of Veronica Campbell-Brown.[12][13]
References
- ^ "Sean BAILEY | Profile". www.worldathletics.org.
- ^ Ochoa, Adrian (10 June 2021). "National Championships: UTEP's Sean Bailey qualifies for final in 400m run; rough day for pole vaulter Paulo Benavides".
- ^ Ryan, Nate (12 June 2021). "Sean Bailey's stellar UTEP career ends in heartbreak at NCAA National Championships".
- ^ "Jamaica submits 61 member team for Tokyo Olympics | Loop Jamaica". Loop News.
- ^ "Bailey, Jamaica qualifies for final in mixed 4x400m relay at Tokyo Olympics". 31 July 2021.
- ^ Wheeler, Daniel (10 July 2023). "Hudson finally gets a chance to represent Jamaica". Jamaica.Star. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Men's 400m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Clarke, Athena (20 August 2023). "Jamaicans qualify for men's 400m semis". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Jamaica's youngsters to take World Relays stage". Jamaica Gleaner. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Men's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Levy, Leighton (7 July 2024). "JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Sean Bailey follows in footsteps of legendary sister, Veronica Campbell". ktsm.com. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Vijay (9 July 2023). "Sean Bailey and Nickisha Pryce Win 400m Titles at Jamaica Track and Field Championships". trackalerts.com. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
