BJ Lawrence
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FullnameBrijesh Sharmari Lawrence
SportRunning
Event100 metres, 200 metres
Birth date27 December 1989 (age 36)
Birth placeBasseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
CollegeteamDoane College
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Updated23 December 2014
Pb100 m: 10.12 s (Crete 2012)

Brijesh Sharmari "BJ" Lawrence (born 27 December 1989) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2011 World Championships.[1]

He studied at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska.[2][3]

Personal bests

EventResultVenueDate
Outdoor
100 m10.12 s (wind: +1.2 m/s)Crete, United States21 April 2012
200 m20.34 s (wind: +1.1 m/s)Walnut, United States19 April 2014
Indoor
60 m6.62 s AAlbuquerque, United States8 February 2014
200 m20.99 sLincoln, United States19 February 2011

International competitions

Representing
2010NACAC Under-23 ChampionshipsMiramar, United States8th100m10.45 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
10th (h)200m21.10 w (wind: +2.8 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico17th (h)100m10.51 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
19th (h)200m21.53 (wind: -1.0 m/s)
7th4 × 100 m relay39.43
Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India6th (qf)100m10.62 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2011Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico13th (h)100m10.61 (wind: -1.5 m/s)
4th200m21.03 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
3rd4 × 100 m relay39.07
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea43rd200m21.16 (wind: -1.1 m/s)
3rd4 × 100 m relay38.49
Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico14th (sf)200m20.82 A (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2nd4 × 100 m relay38.81 A
2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey18th (sf)60m6.80
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom6th (h)4 × 100 m relay38.41
2013Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, Mexico16th (h)100m10.43 A (wind: +1.7 m/s)
2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland20th (sf)60m6.68
World RelaysNassau, Bahamas12th (B)4 × 100 m relay39.07
2nd4 × 200 m relay1:20.51
Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom8th (sf)100m10.49 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
5th (h)200m21.21 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
–4 × 100 m relayDNF
Pan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico6th200m20.46 A (wind: +0.6 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico4th4 × 100 m relay39.35 A
2015NACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica7th200m21.03 (wind: +1.8 m/s)
6th4 × 100 m relay39.20
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China39th (h)100 m10.40
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil62nd (h)100 m10.55
15th (h)4 × 100 m relay39.81
2017IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas8th (B)4 × 100 m relay41.07
10th (h)4 × 200 m relay1:24.89

References

  1. ^ "Usain Bolt leads Jamaica to record win". ESPN.com. 4 September 2011.
  2. ^ "BJ Lawrence". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ^ "National Champ Now a Tiger", Doane College Tigers, 2 September 2012, retrieved 23 December 2014