Adrian Kerr (born 7 October 2003) is a Jamaican sprinter. He placed third over 200 metres at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in 2025, having been a double gold medalist at the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships.[1]
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| Nationality | Jamaican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 October 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamic Speed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Michael Frater | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60m: 6.68 (Kingston, 2026) 100m: 10.08 (San Jose, 2023) 200m: 20.08 (Tokyo, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editKerr attended Kingston College in Jamaica. At KC, he competed in the annual ISSA Boys and Girls Athletics Championships in the Sprints acquiring gold, silver, and bronze medals throughout the years. [2] [3][4]
Also, he earned a gold medal in the 4 X 100 metres at the 2019 CARIFTA Games in George Town, Cayman Islands. [5]
He ran as part of the Jamaican 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, winning a silver medal alongside Bouwahjgie Nkrumie, Bryan Levell and Mark-Anthony Daley.[6][7][8]
Career
editRunning in January 2023, he lowered his personal best for 100 metres to 10.42 seconds.[9] He won gold in the 100 metres and in the 4x100m relay at the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in Costa Rica.[10][11][12] In 2023, he ran for the newly-formed Motorcade Track Club in Kingston, Jamaica.[13][14]
Kerr ran the 200 metres in a personal best time of 20.47 seconds at the Jamaica World Indoor Qualifiers at GC Foster College in March 2025.[15] He won his 200 metres semi-final at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships in 20.75 seconds (-0.1 m/s) before returning the following day to finish third in the final in 20.49 seconds.[16][17] He ran a 200 metres personal best of 20.09 seconds (+1.8 m/s) to finish second behind T'Mars McCallum at the Ed Murphey Track Classic, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet, on 12 July in Memphis, Tennessee.[18] He was named in the Jamaican squad for the 2025 NACAC Championships in Nassau, The Bahamas.[19]
In September 2025, he was a semi-finalist in the 200 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, running a personal best 20.08 seconds without advancing to the final.[20][21]
Kerr ran a personal best 6.68 seconds for the 60 metres (+1.1) at the 2026 Gibson McCook Relays in Kingston.[22][23] At Velocity Fest on 19 April, he won the 200 m in 20.28 seconds, ahead of Oblique Seville.[24] He was named in the Jamaica squad for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, running on the opening day in the men’s 4 x 100 metres alongside Rohan Watson, Odaine McPherson, and Rasheed Foster.[25][26]
References
edit- ↑ "Adrian Kerr". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ "CONGRATS to Calabar & Edwin Allen, Winners of the Issa/Grace Kennedy Boys & Girls' Athletics Championships! March 26, 2018". Retrieved 2026-05-22.
- ↑ "KC, Edwin Allen tipped to win Champs titles". Loop News. March 26, 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ Bailey, Robert (2 May 2023). "J'can school sprinters descend on East Coast International Showcase". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ "Jamaica finish CARIFTA Games with usual flourish". Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ↑ "World U20 Championships 4x100m Results". Track Alerts. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ↑ "J'can athletes sizzle in Cali". Jamaica Observer. August 5, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ↑ "Adrian Kerr makes big statement ahead of Champs". Jamaica Gleaner. 22 Jan 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ Foster, Anthony (21 July 2023). "Jamaican Athletes Shine at NACAC U18 and U23 Championships in Costa Rica". Track Alerts.
- ↑ "NACAC U23 Championships". 21 July 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ "NACAC U23 Championships". 23 July 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ↑ Laurence, Hubert (27 January 2023). "New track club takes aim at Budapest 100m". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ Graham, Raymond (6 May 2023). "Adrian Kerr leads Jamaicans into 100m final". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ Bailey, Robert (7 March 2025). "Kerr ready for more after big victory". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ Levy, Leighton (29 June 2025). "Levell blazes to 200m title defence as Moore claims first crown at National Champs". SportsMax. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ↑ Jacks, Bradley (28 June 2025). "Taylor, Levell comfortable in men's 200m semis at National Champs; Moore fastest through to women's final". Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ "Adrian Kerr Seals Tokyo 2025 Berth as Caribbean Athletes Deliver at Ed Murphey Track Classic". Track Alerts. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ↑ Levy, Leighton (9 July 2025). "Tia Clayton Returns as Jamaica Names Powerhouse Team for NACAC Championships in Bahamas". SportsMax. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ↑ "JAAA names 50-member World Champs team, Thomas-Dodd opts out". Jamaica Observer. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ↑ "Edwin Allen dominate sprint relays". Jamaica Gleaner. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ↑ "Gibson McCook Relays". World Athletics. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Elaine Thompson-Herah and Bryan Levell clock fast times at Velocity Fest 19 in Kingston". Olympics.com. 20 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "JAAA names powerful team for World Relays". Jamaica Observer. 15 April 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ↑ "World Relays: Jamaica fourth in men's 4x100m heat, will have to wait to qualify for World Champs". Jamaica Observer. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.