Shawn Rowe

Shawn Rowe
Shawn Rowe competing in 2021
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1992-12-07) 7 December 1992
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event
400m hurdles
Coached bySandy Chapman

Shawn Rowe (born 7 December 1992) is a Jamaican athlete who competes predominantly in the 400 metres hurdles.

Career

Rowe attended Saint Augustine's University in North Carolina where he was a four-time NCAA Division II national champion and six-time first-team All-American, as well as earning a criminal justice degree.[1]

After finishing second in the Jamaican Olympic trials in June 2021, Rowe was selected in the Jamaican team for the delayed 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.[2] He ran a 49.18 seasons best to reach the semi-finals.[3] He was also a fourth-place finisher and CAC and NACAC championships in 2018.

He is also an author of a book called Hurdling My Barriers.

References

  1. ↑ Gameday, HBCU (5 July 2021). "Jamaican HBCU alum to run 400m hurdles in Tokyo". HBCU Gameday.
  2. ↑ "Jamaica submits 61 member team for Tokyo Olympics | Loop Jamaica". Loop News.
  3. ↑ "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 4 Results". Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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