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Kerron Stewart
- Born
- Apr 16, 1984 (42 years old)
- Birthplace
- Kingston, Jamaica
- Events
- 100 m · 200 m
- Height
- 1.75 m
- Weight
- 61 kg
Kerron Stewart (born 16 April 1984) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is the 2008 Jamaican national champion in the 100 m clocking 10.80s.
She defeated World Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown in the process and now is the 2008 Summer Olympics silver medalist after she tied with Sherone Simpson in a time of 10.98s. She also earned a bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics with a time of 22.00s.
She was born in Kingston and retired after the 2018 season. Stewart holds one of the fastest non-winning times for the women's 100 metres. In the 2009 World Athletics Championships from Berlin, she ran 10.75 seconds only to finish second to compatriot, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce who ran a 10.73 race. Stewart also anchored the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team to victory in a time of 42.06.
As of Oct 28, 2026: 100 m 10.75 (#14 all-time), 200 m 21.99 (#42 all-time), 2019 season best 11.81 (Aug 14, 2019, Oulu (FIN)) · Last competition: Valkean Kaupungin Kisat, Oulu, Aug 14, 2019, 11.81 · Olympic Games: 2 silver, 1 bronze · World Championships: 3 gold, 3 silver · 42 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| World Championships | 3 | 3 | – | 6 |
| Total | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 100m | 11.81 | +0.0 | Aug 14, 2019 | Valkean Kaupungin Kisat, Oulu |
| 2018 | 60m Indoor | 7.29 | – | Jan 28, 2018 | Birmingham, AL (USA) (i) |
| 2018 | 60m | 7.29 | – | Jan 28, 2018 | – |
| 2018 | 100m | 11.21 | +2.7 | Apr 14, 2018 | Auburn, AL (USA) |
| 2018 | 200m | 24.05 | +0.1 | Jun 5, 2018 | Turku Paavo Nurmi Games, Paavo Nurmen Stadion, Turku |
| 2018 | 4x100m | 43.14 | – | Apr 28, 2018 | Philadelphia Penn Relays, Philadelphia, PA - USA vs. the World |
| 2017 | 100m | 11.02 | +2.9 | Apr 22, 2017 | Auburn, AL (USA) |
| 2017 | 200m | 23.43 | -0.9 | Apr 8, 2017 | Auburn, AL (USA) |