Bouwahjgie Nkrumie

Bouwahjgie Nkrumie (born 16 February 2004) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He is the Jamaican U20 men's 100m record holder and the World Under-20 100m silver medallist.

Bouwahjgie Nkrumie
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2004-02-16) 16 February 2004
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100m, 200m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 9.99 (Kingston 2023)
  • 200 m: 21.31 (Kingston 2021)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Cali 100m
Silver medal – second place2022 Cali 4x100m relay
Pan American U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Mayagüez100 m
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Silver medal – second place2022 Kingston100m
Gold medal – first place2022 Kingston4x100m relay
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U18)
Silver medal – second place2019 George Town100m
Gold medal – first place2019 George Town4x100m relay

Early life

Nkrumie is from Black River in St. Elizabeth Parish.[1] He attended Kingston College, Jamaica.[2]

Career

In April 2022, Nkrumie ran a new personal best time of 10.28s to win silver in the under-20 100 metres at the 2022 CARIFTA Games.[3] At the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in August 2022, Nkrumie was a double silver medallist. He finished second in the 100m, running a new national junior record time of 10.02.[4] He later also won silver as part of the Jamaican 4x100m relay team.[5]

On March 29, 2023 at the ISSA Boy’s and Girl’s Championship, he ran a new personal best of 9.99s for the 100m at the national stadium in Kingston.[6] This made him the first Jamaican junior in history to run under 10 seconds. He also became only the third junior in history to break the 10-second barrier, after Letsile Tebogo (9.91s) in 2022 and Trayvon Bromell (9.97s) in 2014.[7][8] Speaking after the event Nkrumie said that despite the time he had not executed his technique perfectly and felt he could go faster.[9]

Personal life

He is nicknamed “Dr Speed”.[10][11]

References
  1. Reid, Paul. "Nkrumie eyes World Championships spot". Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. "KC's Bouwahjgie Nkrumie breaks Champs 100m record in semi-finals". Jamaica.loopnews. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. Williams, Melton (16 April 2022). "Tina Clayton, DeAndre Daley strike gold in 100m at Carifta Games". Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. Jacks, Bradley (2 August 2022). "Nkrumie runs spectacular 10.02 for 100m silver at World U-20 Championships". Sport Max. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  5. "J'can athletes sizzle in Cali". Jamaica Observer. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  6. Smith, Racquel (29 March 2023). "Record Run: Bouwahjgie Nkrumie runs 9.99secs at Champs 2023; Alana Reid goes 10.92secs". World-track. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  7. Gates, Zachary (30 March 2023). "Teen Jamaican sprint sensation does what Usain Bolt never did". nine.com. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  8. Grassley, Todd (30 March 2023). "BOUWAHJGIE NKRUMIE, ALANA REID NEXT UP FOR JAMAICA AFTER SENSATIONAL 100S AT CHAMPS". Runnerspace.com. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  9. Burnett, Ian (31 March 2023). "Nkrumie elated with historic 100m record despite imperfect execution". Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  10. "Dr Speed dips below 10 seconds to claim Champs title". Jamaican Gleaner. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  11. "'Dr Speed' - KC's Nkrumie storms to Champs first sub-10 clocking". Jamaica Observer. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
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