Romaine Beckford

Romaine Beckford
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestHigh Jump 2.29m (Chorzów 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2026 GlasgowHigh jump
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 San JoseHigh jump

Romaine Beckford (born 9 July 2002) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. He won the gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Biography

From Portland, Jamaica,[1] Beckford attended South Plains College for two years before transferring to the University of South Florida. He set a personal best of 2.21m at the Tom Jones Memorial meet at the University of Florida in April 2022.[2] Later that month, whilst competing at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia in the high jump, he set a new personal best clearance of 2.23 metres.[3] He finished eighth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in July 2022.[4]

He won the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships high jump title competing for USF.[5] In June 2023, he won the NCAA Outdoor title with a personal best height of 2.27m, in Austin, Texas.[6] In July 2023, he won the Jamaican national title in Kingston, Jamaica.[7] He subsequently competed for Jamaica at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[8][9] He won the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in San José, Costa Rica.[10]

He transferred to the University of Arkansas for the 2023-24 season.[11] In February 2024, he set an indoor personal best of 2.27 metres at the Razorback Invitational.[12] He won the high jump at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships in March 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts, doing so with a personal best indoors height of 2.27m.[13][14] He won the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor title in June 2024, with a clearance of 2.26m in Eugene, Oregon.[15]

In July 2024, he was officially selected for the Jamaican team for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he qualified for the final, finishing in tenth place overall.[16][17]

He cleared 2.20 metres to finish fourth in May 2025 at the 2025 Doha Diamond League.[18] The following week he finished in fifth place at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, also part of the 2025 Diamond League, in May 2025.[19] He finished third with a jump of 2.26 metres at the Diamond League event at the 2025 Golden Gala in Rome on 6 June 2025.[20] He won the high jump at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships with a height of 2.25 metres on countback from Raymond Richards.[21] He was third at the 2025 Memorial Van Damme in the Diamond League, in Brussels, Belgium, on 22 August.[22] He placed fourth at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on 28 August.[23] He was a finalist at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[24]

In March 2026, he was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland, placing ninth overall.[25][26] On 4 June, he placed third at the 2026 Golden Gala in Rome, part of the 2026 Diamond League.[27] That month, he won the Jamaican Championships after completing a first-time clearance of 2.25m.[28] On 27 July, he won the gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, with a best jump of 2.25 metres.[29] In August, he cleared 2.29m to place second in the Diamond League at the 2026 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Silesia, Poland.[30]

References

  1. ↑ "Jamaica's Romaine Beckford, Wayne Pinnock, and Terrence Jones of the Bahamas make latest edition of Bowerman Watch List". Sports Max. 1 March 2024. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "High jumper Romaine Beckford sets sights on Commonwealth Games". Jamaica Observer. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Lawrence, Hubert (3 May 2022). "Romaine Beckford: Part of new high jump wave". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "High Jump Results". World Athletics. 30 July 2022. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Romaine Beckford retains NCAA high jump title". Jamaica Observer. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Beckford Claims Men's High Jump National Champion Title and New Program Record Mark". gousfbulls. 9 June 2023. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Williams, Melton (7 July 2023). "Romaine Beckford claims national high jump title at Jamaica Trials". Jamaica Loopnews. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  8. ↑ Wheeler, Daniel (10 July 2023). "Beckford hopes to be on world stage in 2023". Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "High Jump Results". World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Romaine Beckford clears 2.19m for victory in high jump at Arkansas Invitational". Caribbean National Weekly. 16 January 2024. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Romaine Beckford leaves South Florida for University of Arkansas for 2023/2024 NCAA season". SportsMax. 17 July 2023. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Jamaican Romaine Beckford named SEC Field Athlete of the Week". Caribbean National Weekly. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "Texas Tech and Arkansas win men's, women's titles at 2024 NCAA DI indoor track and field championships". ncaa.com. 9 March 2024. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  14. ↑ "WAYNE PINNOCK ON ROMAINE BECKFORD WINNING HIGH JUMP TITLE, ARKANSAS' SECOND-PLACE TEAM FINISH - NCAA D1 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024". Dyetsat. 10 March 2024. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  15. ↑ Rodriguez, Kyle (7 June 2024). "Here Are The NCAA Track And Field Championships Results On Day 3". Flotrack. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "Men's High Jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  17. ↑ Levy, Leighton (7 July 2024). "JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sportsmax.tv. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "Results - Doha Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 16 May 2025. Archived from the original on 12 August 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  19. ↑ "Results - Rabat Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  20. ↑ "Results - Rome Diamond League Golden Gala 2025". Watch Athletics. 6 June 2025. Archived from the original on 17 July 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  21. ↑ "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  22. ↑ "Results - Brussels Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 22 August 2025. Archived from the original on 11 September 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  23. ↑ "Results - Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 28 August 2025. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  24. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 16 September 2025. Archived from the original on 23 October 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  25. ↑ "Entry lists published for World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26". World Athletics. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  26. ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 21 March 2026. Archived from the original on 24 April 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  27. ↑ "Results - Rome Diamond League 2026". Watch Athletics. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  28. ↑ "Global champions Seville and Jackson win national titles in Kingston". World Athletics. 20 June 2026. Archived from the original on 22 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  29. ↑ "Young and Hahn win England's first athletics golds". BBC Sport. 27 July 2026. Archived from the original on 28 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  30. ↑ "STRAND STUNS INGEBRIGTSEN AND HOCKER AS RECORDS TUMBLE IN SILESIA". Athletics Weekly. 23 August 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
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