Tina Clayton

Tina Clayton
Personal information
NicknameTwin Turbo [1]
Born (2004-08-17) 17 August 2004
Westmoreland, Jamaica
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
Event
Sprints
ClubMVP Track Club
Coached byStephen Francis
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Tokyo100 m
Silver medal – second place2025 Tokyo4 × 100 m relay
World Relays
Gold medal – first place2026 GaboroneMixed 4 × 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2025 Guangzhou4×100 m relay
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Nairobi100 m
Gold medal – first place2021 Nairobi4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2022 Cali100 m
Gold medal – first place2022 Cali4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Gold medal – first place2022 Kingston100 m
Gold medal – first place2022 Kingston4×100 m relay
NACAC U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 San José100 m
Gold medal – first place2021 San José4x100 m relay

Tina Clayton (born 17 August 2004) is a Jamaican sprinter. She won gold medals for both the 100 metres and 4 × 100 m relay at both the 2021 and 2022 World Under-20 Championships. Clayton set a championship record in her individual event in 2022, while Jamaican women's relay team broke the world U20 record on both occasions with times of 42.94 s and 42.59 s respectively.[2][3]

Tina has a twin sister, Tia Clayton, who ran the anchor leg of those world record relays. Together, they are referred to as the "Twin Turbo."[1]

Biography

Tina Clayton attended Edwin Allen High School in Clarendon, Jamaica. She and her sister first became national stars under the training program of renown Jamaican coach Michael Dyke.[4][5][6]

Career

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CARIFTA Games were postponed for 2020 and 2021. During her time partaking in the ISSA Boys and Girls National High School Championships, she won both the 100 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay in different age classes and helped Edwin Allen High to overall Champs victories.[1][7] In 2022, Tina left high school and went directly to the professional league.

2021

She won the girls 100 m and 4 × 100 m gold medals at the 2021 NACAC U18 Championships.[8]

That same year, she achieved success at her first U20 World Championships in Nairobi, Kenya winning gold in both the 100m in 11.09 (-0.6) and the 4 × 100m relay (2021 World Athletics U20 Championships).

2022

Clayton took the U20 100 m title at the 2022 CARIFTA Games in 11.22 seconds ahead of her twin sister, Tia Clayton, who earned the silver medal in 11.30.[9] Then, the Jamaican women's 4 × 100 m relay team set a world U20 record time 42.58 which was not ratified because one of the four members of the quartet of Serena Cole, Tina Clayton, Brianna Lyston and Tia Clayton was not drug tested post race. According to JADCO, they administered the test the previous day, but WA rejected this explanation.[10][11]

Still, the 42.58 is the official CARIFTA games record. Months later at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships - Women's 4 × 100 metres relay in Cali, Colombia, the quartet of Serena Cole, Tina Clayton, Kerrica Hill, and Tia Clayton again broke the junior women's relay record, in a time of 42.59. This new time got ratified by the World Athletics governing body.[12] At the same championships, Clayton won the 100m gold in a CR 10.95 while her peer from school Serena Cole took silver for the quinella.[13]

2023

This time was spent mostly adjusting and acclimating to the new training regiment at MVP.[14]

2024

Clayton aimed to go to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, but did not due to injury. At the JAAA National Trials in 2024, she placed 6th in the semifinal and did not advance to the final. However, her sister made the team.[15][16]

2025

After missing the Olympics, Tina was determined to make the 2025 World Athletics Championships team to Tokyo, Japan by crossing the line first in 10.81, (+0.1) at the National trials, her first national senior title.[17] Then, she went on to win silver in both the 100 metres (10.76 PB, +0.3) and 4 × 100 metres relay (41.79) at the global competition.[18]

Also in 2025, she won a bronze medal in the women's 4 × 100 m relay in 42.33 at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China.

2026

Clayton started the season competing in a few local meets for the outdoor 60 metres and 200 metres.[19][20]

As part of the Jamaican mixed 4 × 100 metres relay squad, along with Ackeem Blake, Kadrian Goldson, and sister Tia Clayton, she won gold breaking the world record twice, first in the heats, then the finals in 39.99 and 39.62 respectively.[21]

On May 9, at the JAAA Puma meet in Kingston, Clayton finished second behind her sister in a 10.98 100 metres season opener.[22]

National Championships Results

YearCompetitionPlaceEventPositionTimeNotes
2019Jamaican U18 ChampionshipsKingston100m2nd11.51+1.2w
2021Jamaican U20 ChampionshipsKingston100m1st11.250.0w
Jamaican U20 ChampionshipsKingston200m1st23.61-1.7w
2022Jamaican U20 ChampionshipsKingston100m1st10.96+1.0w
2023Jamaican ChampionshipsKingston100m6th (semi-final)11.44-0.9w
2024Jamaican ChampionshipsKingston100m6th (semi-final)11.26+1.5w

International competitions

Representing  Jamaica
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2021 NACAC U18 Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 100 m 11.17
1st 4 × 100 m relay 45.49
World U20 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st 100 m 11.09
1st 4 × 100 m relay 42.94 WU20R
2022 CARIFTA Games Kingston, Jamaica 1st 100 m 11.22
1st 4 × 100 m relay 42.58 CR[note 1]
World U20 Championships Cali, Colombia 1st 100 m 10.95 CR
1st 4 × 100 m relay 42.59 WU20R[note 2]
2025 World Relays Guangzhou, China 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.33
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 2nd 100 m 10.76 PB
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 41.79
2026 World Relays Gaborone, Botswana 1st Mixed 4 × 100 m relay 39.62 WR

Notes

  1. ↑ World U20 record time not ratified because one of the four members of the quartet of Serena Cole, Tina Clayton, Brianna Lyston and Tia Clayton was not drug tested post race. According to JADCO, they administered the test the previous day, but WA rejected this explanation.[10]
  2. ↑ Later, they broke the U20 WR again, and WA ratified it.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "tia and tina clayton: the twin phenoms leading Jamaica's sprint future". www.jamaicans.com. 2025-10-01. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
  2. ↑ Foster, Anthony (2021-08-22). "Clayton twin leads Jamaica to 4×1 world record". TrackAlerts.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Foster, Anthony (2022-08-05). "Jamaica women set U20 4x100m world record in Cali". TrackAlerts.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  4. ↑ Wheeler, Daniel (May 16, 2021). "Tina Clayton proud of twin Tia's redemption". The Gleaner.
  5. ↑ Graham, Raymond (2021-08-20). "Clayton strikes gold in Nairobi". The Gleaner. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  6. ↑ "World U-20 | Tina Clayton, Cole capture gold, silver for Jamaica in women's 100 metres". The Gleaner. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  7. ↑ "A world athletics Jamaican high school competition profile". Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  8. ↑ "NACAC – Teenagers Clayton, Reid and Hibbert lead Jamaica to top honours in San Jose". NACAC Athletics. 12 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  9. ↑ Taylor, Gladstone (April 16, 2022). "Clayton twins secure gold, silver for Jamaica in Girls U20 100m". The Gleaner.
  10. 1 2 "No new World Record for U20 4x100 Jamaicans". The Gleaner. 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  11. ↑ "jamaican quartet breaks world u20 4x100m record at CARIFTA games". Retrieved 2026-05-11.
  12. 1 2 "Jamaica storms to world u20 4x100m record in Cali". Retrieved 2026-05-11.
  13. ↑ "World U-20: Tina Clayton, Cole capture gold, silver for Jamaica in women's 100 metres". Retrieved 2026-05-11.
  14. ↑ "hanging tough". Retrieved 2026-05-14.
  15. ↑ "part of my dream". Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  16. ↑ "don't count Tia out says twin sister tina". Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  17. ↑ "Tina Clayton reveals truth after beating Fraser Pryce in dream final". Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  18. ↑ "Tokyo 2025: Tina clayton wins silver in 100m". Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  19. ↑ "jonielle Smith edges Tina Clayton kishane Thompson runs pb 60m at gibson". Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  20. ↑ "velocity fest 18 national stadium Kingston jamaica". Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  21. ↑ "Jamaica improve mixed 4×100m relay World record to 39.62 in gaborone". Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  22. ↑ "Clayton Twins Lead MVP Sweep at JAAA/Puma Meet – 10.91 and 10.98". Retrieved 2026-05-11.
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