Kemel Thompson

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Kemel Thompson
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Kemel Thompson, Bydgoszcz 2007
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Kemel Thompson (born September 25, 1974) is a former Jamaican athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles.

His personal best time is 48.05 seconds, achieved in London in 2003.

Kemel competed for the University of South Florida from 1992–1996 and graduated from Loughborough University's Business School in 2003. He was a member of the Jamaican Olympic Team at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. [1]

Achievements

YearTournamentVenueResultEvent
1997Central American and Caribbean Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 2nd400m hurdles
1998Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 3rd400m hurdles
2003 World Championships Paris, France 5th400m hurdles
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 2nd400m hurdles
2004 World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 3rd400m hurdles
2005 World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 2nd400m hurdles
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 3rd400m hurdles
  1. "USF Olympians - GoUSFBulls.com?Official Athletics Web Site of the University of South Florida". USF Athletics. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-12-01.


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