Rusheen McDonald

Rusheen McDonald
Rusheen Mc Donald during 2012 Athletissima
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1992-08-17) 17 August 1992
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event
400 metres
ClubMVP Track Club
Coached byStephen Francis
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 10.53
  • 200 m: 20.57
  • 300m: 31.94
  • 400 m: 43.93 NR [1]
  • Indoor
    400m: 45.65 PB
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro4×400 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Moscow4×400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Nanjing4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2024 Glasgow400 metres
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Freeport4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2025 Freeport400 m

Rusheen McDonald (born 17 August 1992) is a Jamaican sprinter who runs the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[2]

Biography

McDonald is from Mandeville Manchester, Jamaica.

Career

Athlete Stats:[3]

2012

Competing at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Rusheen was in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.[4]

Rusheen qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, after placing second in the 400 metres at the Jamaican Olympic Trials, with a time of 45.1 seconds.[5] In the 400 preliminaries at the Olympics, Rusheen placed fourth in his heat with a time of 46.67 seconds, failing to qualify for the semi-finals.[6]

2013

He left the 2013 IAAF World Championships with a silver medal for the 4 x 400 metres in a 2.59:88 season best.[7]

2015

In 2015, Rusheen qualified for the 15th World Championships in Athletics after placing second in the 400 metres at the Jamaican National Championships, with a time of 44.73 seconds.[8] Two months after, in the 400 heats at the World Championships, Rusheen placed second with a time of 43.93 seconds breaking Jermaine Gonzales's Jamaican record.[9] As of 2018, his time ranks him in the top 15 in history.

2016

At the Summer Olympics, he ran the heats and qualified Jamaica to the finals, where a stellar performance by the anchor Javon Francis earned the team a silver medal.[10]

2023

At the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, he and the Jamaican team finished fourth in 2.59:54 just off the podium.[11]

2024

McDonald won a bronze medal in a 45.65 personal best at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.[12]

2025

At the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships, Rusheen claimed silver with the 4 x 400 metres relay squad in 3.05:05, the first medal in this event in a decade.[13]

He got an individual silver medal in 45.04 and a relay gold in 3.02:86 at the 2025 NACAC Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[14]

For 2025, he won the 400m title at the Jamaican National Championships, then went on to place 4th (44.28) at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. He was in third down the straight, but was passed a little before the line by Bayapo Ndori (44.20) of Botswana and ended in fourth.[15] A couple days later, he anchored the men's 4 × 400 m relay which placed 7th overall in a time of 3.03:46.

References

  1. ↑ "Rusheen McDonald runs PB to head 400m final field". jamaica-gleaner.com. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Final 400 metres men 02 mar 2024". Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Athlete profile statistics personal bests". Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Rusheen McDonald – Athletics – Olympic Athlete". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  5. ↑ O'Neal, Reid. "Dane Hyatt had more left in the tank – coach George Williams". trackledger.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Hyatt qualifies for 400 semis, Gonzalez, McDonald out of luck". go-jamaica.com. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Results final 4 x 400 metres relay men 16 Aug 2013". Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "2015 National Senior Championships". www.brawtasports.net. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "#BEIJING2015: McDonald advances to 400m semis with national record". www.jamaicaobserver.com. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Rio Olympics: Photo Highlights and Results Of The 4x400m Relay Men Final". Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Results final 4 x 400 metres relay men 27 Aug 2023". Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Final 400 metres men 02 mar 2024". Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "World indoors: Men claim silver in 4x400 as Jamaica ends with four medals". Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Jamaica close out NASCAR with six medals: pryce, ricketts, men's 4x400m gold". Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "I wanted a medal". www.jamaicagleanor.com. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
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