Tia Clayton
Personal information
Born (2004-08-17) 17 August 2004
Jamaica
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
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 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 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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