Jamaican sprinter (born 1992)
Kemar Bailey-Cole (born 10 January 1992) is a male track and field athlete from Jamaica , who mainly competes in the 100m . He is the 2014 Commonwealth Games 100 metres champion.
He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics running a personal best 10.00 sec at the Jamaican Olympic trials over 100m coming 5th earning him a spot on the 4×100 relay for Jamaica at the 2012 Summer Olympics . He later improved his time to 9.97 in Brussels on September 7, 2012. He is coached by Glen Mills who also coaches Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake . In 2013 he once again improved his 100m personal best to 9.96 seconds. In the 100m final of the 2013 Jamaican National Championships, Bailey-Cole finished the race in 9.98 seconds, second only to Usain Bolt's 9.94, despite a 1.5 m/s headwind, where he earned a qualification to the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow . He set a personal best in the semi-final of the 2013 World Championships in Athletics of 9.93 seconds where he came second to teammate Nickel Ashmeade , however he could only manage 4th in the final, just outside the medal positions.[ 1]
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games Bailey-Cole ran the 100 m final in 10.00 seconds to take the gold medal,[ 2] beating England's Adam Gemili who took silver, and fellow countryman Nickel Ashmeade who took bronze. He was also part of the Jamaican team who won the 4 x 100 m relay in a Games record.[ 3]
He was a part of the Jamaican relay team which won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics , running only in the heats.
Event Time Venue Date 100 m 9.92 London, United Kingdom 24 July 2015 200 m 20.83 Kingston, Jamaica 19 May 2012
1912 : David Jacobs , Henry Macintosh , Victor d'Arcy , Willie Applegarth (GBR ) 1920 : Charley Paddock , Jackson Scholz , Loren Murchison , Morris Kirksey (USA ) 1924 : Loren Murchison , Louis Clarke , Frank Hussey , Al LeConey (USA ) 1928 : Frank Wykoff , James Quinn , Charley Borah , Henry Russell (USA ) 1932 : Bob Kiesel , Emmett Toppino , Hector Dyer , Frank Wykoff (USA ) 1936 : Jesse Owens , Ralph Metcalfe , Foy Draper , Frank Wykoff (USA ) 1948 : Barney Ewell , Lorenzo Wright , Harrison Dillard , Mel Patton (USA ) 1952 : Dean Smith , Harrison Dillard , Lindy Remigino , Andy Stanfield (USA ) 1956 : Ira Murchison , Leamon King , Thane Baker , Bobby Morrow (USA ) 1960 : Bernd Cullmann , Armin Hary , Walter Mahlendorf , Martin Lauer (EUA ) 1964 : Paul Drayton , Gerry Ashworth , Richard Stebbins , Bob Hayes (USA ) 1968 : Charles Greene , Mel Pender , Ronnie Ray Smith , Jim Hines (USA ) 1972 : Larry Black , Robert Taylor , Gerald Tinker , Eddie Hart (USA ) 1976 : Harvey Glance , Lam Jones , Millard Hampton , Steve Riddick (USA ) 1980 : Vladimir Muravyov , Nikolay Sidorov , Aleksandr Aksinin , Andrey Prokofyev (URS ) 1984 : Sam Graddy , Ron Brown , Calvin Smith , Carl Lewis (USA ) 1988 : Viktor Bryzhin , Vladimir Krylov , Vladimir Muravyov , Vitaliy Savin (URS ) 1992 : Michael Marsh , Leroy Burrell , Dennis Mitchell , Carl Lewis , James Jett (USA ) 1996 : Robert Esmie , Glenroy Gilbert , Bruny Surin , Donovan Bailey , Carlton Chambers (CAN ) 2000 : Jon Drummond , Bernard Williams , Brian Lewis , Maurice Greene , Tim Montgomery , Kenny Brokenburr (USA ) 2004 : Jason Gardener , Darren Campbell , Marlon Devonish , Mark Lewis-Francis (GBR ) 2008 : Keston Bledman , Marc Burns , Emmanuel Callender , Richard Thompson , Aaron Armstrong (TTO ) 2012 : Nesta Carter , Michael Frater , Yohan Blake , Usain Bolt , Bailey-Cole (JAM ) 2016 : Asafa Powell , Yohan Blake , Nickel Ashmeade , Usain Bolt , Jevaughn Minzie , Kemar Bailey-Cole (JAM ) 2020 : Lorenzo Patta , Marcell Jacobs , Fausto Desalu , Filippo Tortu (ITA ) 2024 : Aaron Brown , Jerome Blake , Brendon Rodney , Andre De Grasse (CAN )
1983 : Emmit King , Willie Gault , Calvin Smith , Carl Lewis (USA) 1987 : Lee McRae , Lee Vernon McNeill , Harvey Glance , Carl Lewis (USA) 1991 : Andre Cason , Leroy Burrell , Dennis Mitchell , Carl Lewis (USA) 1993 : Jon Drummond , Andre Cason , Dennis Mitchell , Leroy Burrell , Calvin Smith (USA) 1995 : Donovan Bailey , Robert Esmie , Glenroy Gilbert , Bruny Surin (CAN) 1997 : Robert Esmie , Glenroy Gilbert , Bruny Surin , Donovan Bailey , Carlton Chambers (CAN) 1999 : Jon Drummond , Tim Montgomery , Brian Lewis , Maurice Greene (USA) 2001 : Morné Nagel , Corné du Plessis , Lee-Roy Newton , Matthew Quinn (RSA) 2003 : John Capel , Bernard Williams , Darvis Patton , Joshua J. Johnson (USA) 2005 : Ladji Doucouré , Ronald Pognon , Eddy De Lépine , Lueyi Dovy , Oudéré Kankarafou (FRA) 2007 : Darvis Patton , Wallace Spearmon , Tyson Gay , Leroy Dixon , Rodney Martin (USA) 2009 : Steve Mullings , Michael Frater , Usain Bolt , Asafa Powell , Dwight Thomas , Lerone Clarke (JAM) 2011 : Nesta Carter , Michael Frater , Yohan Blake , Usain Bolt , Dexter Lee (JAM) 2013 : Nesta Carter , Kemar Bailey-Cole , Nickel Ashmeade , Usain Bolt , Warren Weir , Oshane Bailey (JAM) 2015 : Nesta Carter , Asafa Powell , Nickel Ashmeade , Usain Bolt , Rasheed Dwyer (JAM) 2017 : CJ Ujah , Adam Gemili , Danny Talbot , Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (GBR) 2019 : Christian Coleman , Justin Gatlin , Mike Rodgers , Noah Lyles , Cravon Gillespie (USA) 2022 : Aaron Brown , Jerome Blake , Brendon Rodney , Andre De Grasse (CAN) 2023 : Christian Coleman , Fred Kerley , Brandon Carnes , Noah Lyles , J.T. Smith (USA)
100 yards (1930–1966) 100 metres (1970–present)
4 x 110 yards (1930–1966) 1930 : Miller , Brown , Adams , Fitzpatrick (CAN ) 1934 : Davis , Saunders , Rangeley , Sweeney (ENG ) 1938 : Brown , Haley , Loaring , O'Connor (CAN ) 1950 : Gordon , Johnson , Treloar , De Gruchy (AUS ) 1954 : Springbett , Stonehouse , Nelson , McFarlane (CAN ) 1958 : Radford , Sandstrom , Segal , Breacker (ENG ) 1962 : Radford , Carter , Meakin , Jones (ENG ) 1966 : E. Addy , Mends , J. Addy , Allotey (GHA ) 4 x 100 metres (1970–present) 1970 : Stewart , Miller , Lawson , Quarrie (JAM ) 1974 : Lewis , D'Arcy , Ratcliffe , Haskell (AUS ) 1978 : Jenkins , Wells , Sharp , McMaster (SCO ) 1982 : Adegbehingbe , Adeyanju , Oyeledun , Eseme (NGR ) 1986 : McKoy , Mahorn , Williams , Johnson (CAN ) 1990 : Callender , Regis , Adam , Christie (ENG ) 1994 : Bailey ,Gilbert , Chambers , Surin (CAN ) 1998 : Chambers , Devonish , Golding , Campbell (ENG ) 2002 : Gardener , Devonish , Condon , Campbell (ENG ) 2006 : Frater , Waugh , Williams , Powell (JAM ) 2010 : Scott , Baptiste , Devonish , Lewis-Francis (ENG ) 2014 : Livermore , Bailey-Cole , Ashmeade , Bolt (JAM ) 2018 : Arthur , Hughes , Kilty , Aikines-Aryeetey (ENG ) 2022 : Efoloko , Hughes , Mitchell-Blake , Edoburun (ENG )