Jura Levy

Jamaican sprinter

Jura Levy

Personal information

Nationality| Jamaican
Born|  (1990-11-04) 4 November 1990 (age 33)
Height| 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight| 56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport| Running
Event(s)| 100 metres, 200 metres

Medal record

Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
| 2011 Daegu | 4×100 m relay
| 2017 London | 4×100 m relay
Central American and Caribbean Games
|  2018 Barranquilla | 4x100 m relay
CAC Championships
| 2011 Mayagüez | 100 m
| 2011 Mayagüez | 4×100 m relay
World Athletics Relays
| 2017 Nassau | 4×200 m relay
NACAC Championships
|  2018 Toronto | 4×100 m relay
World Junior Championships
| 2008 Bydgoszcz | 4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
| 2009 Vieux Fort | 200 m
| 2009 Vieux Fort | 4×100 m relay
| 2008 Basseterre | 4×100 m relay
| 2009 Vieux Fort | 100 m
| 2008 Basseterre | 200 m
World Youth Championships
| 2007 Ostrava | Medley relay
CARIFTA Games (Youth)
| 2006 Les Abymes | 4×100 m relay

Jura Lanconia Levy (born 4 November 1990) is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Her personal bests for the events are 11.10 seconds and 22.76 seconds, respectively.

She attended South Plains College and won four gold medals at the 2010 NJCAA championships, taking the 100 m and 200 m titles and two relay titles.[2] She has won a number of medals at the CARIFTA Games including a relay gold in 2006, 200 m bronze in 2008 and a sprints gold/silver double at the 2009 CARIFTA Games.[3][4][5]

At international level, she was a finalist in both the individual sprints at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics and reached the 200 m final at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[6] Her last appearance in the age group categories came at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, where she was a double sprints bronze medallist and took a silver medal in the 4×100 m relay.[7]

Levy began competing at the senior level in 2011. At the 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics in July she won silver medals over 100 m in the individual and relay competitions.[8] She was selected to represent Jamaica in the 100 m at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu and reached the semi-finals of the event. She ran in the heat stage of the women's relay and although she did not race in the final, she received a world silver medal as part of the team.[9]

## Personal bests

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Event  | Time  | Venue  | Date

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100 m  | 11.10 (0.3 m/s)  | Kingston, Jamaica | 24 June 2011
200 m  | 22.76 (1.8 m/s)  | Hutchinson, Kansas | 25 May 2011
400 m  | 53.48  | Lubbock, Texas | 2 April 2011

## Achievements

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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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Representing  Jamaica
2005  | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago | 5th  | 200 m  | 24.38  (-1.0 m/s)
2006  | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe | 4th  | 200 m  | 24.39  (-0.6 m/s)
5th  | 400 m  | 57.31
1st  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 45.66
2007  | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 7th (sf)  | 100 m  | 12.01  (0.8 m/s)
4th (sf)  | 200 m  | 24.28  (-1.5 m/s)
2nd  | Medley relay
(100m x 200m x 300m x 400m)  | 2:06.77
2008  | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4th  | 100 m  | 11.52 w (2.5 m/s)
3rd  | 200 m  | 23.28  (1.4 m/s)
2nd  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 44.90
World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 8th  | 200 m  | 23.95 (-0.9 m/s)
2nd  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 43.98
2009  | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia | 2nd  | 100 m  | 11.33 w (2.5 m/s)
1st  | 200 m  | 23.20  (1.5 m/s)
1st  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 45.04
2017  | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 15th (sf)  | 100 m  | 11.19
3rd  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 42.19
2018  | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 5th  | 100 m  | 11.52
1st  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 43.41
NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 2nd  | 4 × 100 m relay  | 43.33

## References

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1. ^ "2018 CAC Games bio". Retrieved 2 August 2018.
2. ^ Jura Levy Archived 13 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. South Plains College Roster 2010/2011. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
3. ^ CARIFTA Games 2006 Archived 31 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
4. ^ CARIFTA Games 2008 Archived 31 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
5. ^ CARIFTA Games 2009 Archived 22 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
6. ^ Levy Jura. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
7. ^ 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. USATF. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
8. ^ CAC Mayagüez PUR 15 - 17 July/ 23rd Central American and Caribbean Championships. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
9. ^ 4x100 Metres Relay - W Heats Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-12-17.

## External links

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* Jura Levy at World Athletics

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* World Athletics

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