Zandrion Barnes

Zandrion Barnes
Barnes in 2023
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2001-08-17) 17 August 2001
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
College teamGC Foster College
ClubSprinTec
Coached byMaurice Wilson
Achievements and titles
Personal bests400m: 44.90 (Kingston, 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow4×400m Mixed
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Freeport4 × 400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2025 Freeport4x400m Mixed

Zandrion Barnes (born 17 August 2001) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes over 400 metres.[1]

Early life

Barnes attended Manchester High School in Manchester, Jamaica where he won the DaCosta Cup in the 400 metres. Then, he got an athletics scholarship to attend GC Foster College in St. Catherine, Jamaica.[2]

Career

Barnes reached final of the 400 metres at the Jamaican national championship in Kingston in 2023.[3] In June 2023, he ran a new personal best 400m time of 44.90 and followed this up by winning his first ever overseas event, in New York.[4] He also won the following month in Trinidad and Tobago.[5]

Barnes was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in 2023, where he qualified for the semi-finals.[6][7]

In April 2024, he was selected as part of the Jamiacan team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, The Bahamas.[8] He competed in the mixed 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[9][10]

In April 2025, he won ahead of Khaleb McRae in the men’s 400m at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa in a time of 45.29 seconds.[11] He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025.[12][13] He reached the final of the 400 metres at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in June 2025.[14] He was a gold medalist at the 2025 NACAC Championships in Freeport, The Bahamas in both the mixed 4x400 metres relay and men's 400 metres relay.[15][16] He was selected for the Jamaican relay team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, running in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.[17][18]

In July 2026, he was a finalist in the 400 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[19] Later at the Games, he won a gold medal in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay at the Games.[20][21]

Statistics

Grand Slam Track results[22]
SlamRace groupEventPl.TimePrize money
2025 Kingston SlamLong sprints 400 m8thDQUS$10,000
200 m21.59

References

  1. ↑ "Z.Barnes". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jamaican 400m world lead for Barnes at JAAA/SDF Jubilee Series". Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Wheeler, Daniel (3 August 2023). "JAAA pick Barnes ahead of improving McDonald". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Reid, Paul A (26 June 2023). "Barnes, Smikle win at New York City Grand Prix". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Foster, Anthony (30 July 2023). "Zandrion Barnes Wins 400m, Walcott Shines at TT Championships". Trackalerts.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Men's 400m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Clarke, Athena (20 August 2023). "Jamaicans qualify for men's 400m semis". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Jamaica's youngsters to take World Relays stage". Jamaica Gleaner. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Mixed 4 x 400 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Levy, Leighton (27 April 2025). "Barnes wins 400m, Cartwright finishes second in hurdles at Drake Relays". SportsMax.tv. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Men's 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  13. ↑ Foster, Anthony (24 April 2025). "Blake Is Back! Thompson, Fraser-Pryce, and Jackson Headline Jamaica's World Relays Team". Track Alerts. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  14. ↑ Cowan, Sherdon (27 June 2025). "Pryce, Powell lead charge into 400m finals at National Champs". Sportamax. Archived from the original on 28 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "Nacac Championships". World Athletics. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  18. ↑ "JAAA names 50-member World Champs team, Thomas-Dodd opts out". Jamaica Observer. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  21. ↑ "JAAA apologises to Demisha Roswell for Commonwealth Games omission". Jamaica Observer. 28 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
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