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| Nationality | Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 July 2002 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60m: 7.20 (Lubbock, 2024) 100m: 11.08 (Bloomington, 2023) 200m: 22.98 (Ann Arbor, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
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Leah Bertrand (born 26 July 2002) is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago. She was national champion over 100 metres in 2022.[1]
Career[edit]
She was a silver medalist in the 100 metres at the NACAC U20 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica in 2021.[2] She reached the semi finals of the 100 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi.[3]
She became national champion over 100 metres in June 2022 in Port-of-Spain.[4] She won the gold medal in the U23 Caribbean Games in the 4x100m relay in Guadeloupe.[5][6] She represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[7]
She ran a personal best 11.08 seconds on her way to winning the Big Ten Championships in Bloomington, Indiana in May 2023.[8] She was a silver medalist at the 2023 U23 NACAC Championships in Costa Rica over 100 metres. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x100m relay at the same championships.[9] She competed in the 100 metres for Trinidad and Tobago at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[10]
Competing for Ohio State University she ran a wind-assisted 11.05 seconds for the 100 metres to finish seventh at the NCAA Division 1 Championship final in Eugene, Oregon.[11][12][13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Leah Bertrand". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Bertrand, Benjamin on NACAC podium". Trinidad Express. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago's Leah Bertrand misses World U-20 Champs 100m final". Newsday. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Trinidad & Tobago Championships". World Athletics. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Anthony Cox wins 400m gold at Caribbean Games". SportsMax. July 4, 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Caribbean Games (U23)". World Athletics. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "XXII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "LEAH BERTRAND 1ST PLACE WOMEN'S 100M - BIG TEN OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Runnerspace. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Mia Brahe-Pedersen wins NACAC U23 100m title with championships record". World-Track. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Jereem first Trinidad and Tobago athlete on track at 'Worlds". newsday.co.tt. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "LEAH BERTRAND IN FORM". tv6tnt.com. June 13, 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Bertrand and Lewis battle for NCAA titles". Guardian.tt. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Bertrand 7th in NCAA 100 final". Trinidad Express. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.