Tia Clayton

Tia Clayton (born 17 August 2004) is a Jamaican sprinter.[1][2] She ran the anchor legs of the 4 × 100 m relays that broke the world under-20 records at both the 2021 (42.94 s) and 2022 World U20 Championships (42.59 s).[3][4]

Tia Clayton
Personal information
Born (2004-08-17) 17 August 2004
Jamaica
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Sprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Jamaica
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Nairobi4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2022 Cali4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Gold medal – first place2022 Kingston4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2022 Kingston100 m
CARIFTA Games (U17)
Gold medal – first place2018 Nassau4x100 m relay

Tia has twin sister, Tina Clayton, who ran the second leg of those world record relays.

References
  1. "Tina Clayton proud of twin Tia's redemption". Jamaican Gleaner. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. "Tia Clayton on the rebound, ready to challenge twin sister's dominance". Jamaican Gleaner. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. Foster, Anthony (2021-08-22). "Clayton twin leads Jamaica to 4×1 world record". TrackAlerts.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  4. Foster, Anthony (2022-08-05). "Jamaica women set U20 4x100m world record in Cali". TrackAlerts.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
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