About Jason Young
Born 1991. Jason Young is a Jamaican sprinter.
Jason Young (born 21 March 1991) is a Jamaican sprinter, competing in the 100 metres and 200 metres.
Jason is a student at University of the West Indies, Mona and won a joint silver medal in the 200 m at the 2011 Summer Universiade.
Young attracted attention in July 2012 when he set a massive new personal best of 19.86 s in the 200 metres at the Spitzen Leichtathletik meeting in Lucerne, beating Warren Weir. Earlier in the evening he had set a new personal best of 10.06 s in the 100 metres.
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Who is Jason Young?
Jamaican sprinter
When was Jason Young born?
Jason Young was born on 21 March 1991 in Jamaica.
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Jason Young is a sprinter.
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Jason Young is Jamaican.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Jason Young (sprinter)
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