Tajay Gayle JAM   
Date of birth: 2 August 96
Age: 27 years 240 days
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 75 kg
Club/team: MVP Track & Field Club
Long Jump World Champion 2019
Long Jump World Championships Bronze Medallist 2023
Long Jump 6th at World Indoor Championships 2024
Long Jump Olympic finalist 2021
Long Jump Pan American Games Silver Medallist 2019
2 National Titles
100m World Alltime no. 609 10.13 Kingston 23 Jun 2022
Long Jump World Indoor Alltime no. 142 8.15 Fayetteville AR 9 Feb 2024
Long Jump World Alltime no. 10 8.69 Doha 28 Sep 2019

PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
60m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  6.97w  +2.2  2rCSpanish Town23 Jan
2017  6.80w  +0.1  4h1Kingston28 Jan
2020  6.87w    5Spanish Town8 Feb
2021  6.78w -2.4  1rBSpanish Town13 Feb
2022  6.92w -2.4  2h5Spanish Town5 Feb
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2022  6.94iw    3h2Fayetteville AR11 Feb
 
100m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  10.50w  +1.6  2rCClarendon6 Feb
2018  10.56w    1h1Clarendon3 Feb
2019  10.42w  +0.6  3Kingston2 Mar
2020  10.74w -3.2  3r2Kingston8 Aug
2021  10.18w  +0.6  1rCKingston29 May
2022  10.13w  +0.7  4h2Kingston23 Jun
2023  10.36w  0.0  5rBKingston13 May
 
200m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  21.34w  +0.5  1rEKingston16 Apr
2018  21.58w  +2.0  3Spanish Town20 Jan
2018  21.18w  +2.9  7Kingston27 Jan
 
High Jump
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  2.00w    3Kingston27 Feb
 
Long Jump
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  7.54w -0.2  2Kingston12 Jun
2017  8.00w  0.0  1Montego Bay11 Feb
2018  8.24w -0.3  2Toronto12 Aug
2019  8.69w  +0.5 NR 1Doha28 Sep
2020  8.52w  +4.5  1Kingston11 Jul
2020  8.23w  +1.6  -Kingston11 Jul
2021  8.56w  +2.5  1Kingston5 Jun
2021  8.29w  +0.2  2Monaco9 Jul
2022  8.26w  +1.6  1Padova4 Sep
2023  8.27w -0.4  2Kingston8 Jul
2024  7.64w -1.3  2Kingston16 Mar
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2019  8.10iw    2Birmingham16 Feb
2023  8.13iw    2Birmingham25 Feb
2024  8.15iw    2Fayetteville AR9 Feb
 
Triple Jump
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  15.78w  +3.8  2Kingston1 Apr

IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
Long Jump
CWG 2018: 48.12 8q7.88
PAG 2019: 28.17
WC 2019: 18.69 12q7.89
OG 2021: 117.69 4q8.14
WC 2022: qNM
WC 2023: 38.27 8q8.12
 
Indoor
Long Jump
WC 2024: 67.89

PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
60m
Outdoor6.78  -2.4 Spanish Town13 Feb 2021
Indoor6.94    Fayetteville AR11 Feb 2022
 
100m
Outdoor10.13   +0.7 Kingston23 Jun 2022
 
200m
Outdoor21.34   +0.5 Kingston16 Apr 2016
 
High Jump
Outdoor2.00    Kingston27 Feb 2016
 
Long Jump
   competitions over 8.20m (legal): 18   
Outdoor8.69   +0.5 NRDoha28 Sep 2019
Indoor8.15    Fayetteville AR9 Feb 2024

AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS


Long Jump, 10 best results (legal):
8.69   +0.51Doha28 Sep 2019
8.32   -0.82London20 Jul 2019
8.30   +0.51Kingston3 May 2019
8.29   +0.22Monaco9 Jul 2021
8.27   +1.51Miramar FL10 Apr 2021
8.27   -2.0-Stockholm/S4 Jul 2021
8.27   -0.42Kingston8 Jul 2023
8.27   -0.33Budapest24 Aug 2023
8.26   +1.61Padova4 Sep 2022
8.24   -0.32Toronto12 Aug 2018
 
Average: 8.318
 

100m, 10 best results (legal):
10.13   +0.74h2Kingston23 Jun 2022
10.18   +0.61rCKingston29 May 2021
10.30   -0.21rBSpanish Town8 May 2021
10.36   0.05rBKingston13 May 2023
10.37   +1.15rBKingston23 Apr 2022
10.42   +0.63Kingston2 Mar 2019
10.42   +1.82h4Kingston23 Apr 2022
10.47   -0.81rCKingston6 May 2023
10.50   +1.62rCClarendon6 Feb 2016
10.53   -1.15Kingston11 May 2019
 
Average: 10.368
 

Total results in db: 130

By event:

60m:9
100m:17
200m:5
High Jump:1
Long Jump:97
Triple Jump:1

IN 2024

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

Long Jump
8.15iw
PB (10)
2Fayetteville ARFayetteville AR9 Feb 
  5.95 SB X 7.99 SB X X 8.15 PB
7.89iw
6WCGlasgowWC, Glasgow2 Mar 
  7.50 7.62 7.89 X X 7.70
7.64iw-1.3
SB (59)
2KingstonKingston16 Mar 
  5.62/-1.6 SB 7.38/-2.0 SB 7.64/-1.3 SB P P P

TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
2017Outdoor60m426.80
2017OutdoorLong Jump638.00
2018OutdoorLong Jump188.24
2019OutdoorLong Jump18.69
2019IndoorLong Jump78.10
2020Outdoor60m726.87
2020OutdoorLong Jump88.23
2021Outdoor60m186.78
2021OutdoorLong Jump98.29
2022OutdoorLong Jump118.26
2023OutdoorLong Jump118.27
2023IndoorLong Jump118.13
2024OutdoorLong Jump597.64
2024IndoorLong Jump108.15

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