Kemar Hyman (born 11 October 1989) is a Caymanian sprinter. He graduated from Florida State University with an Economic Degree. Whilst competing for Florida State University he became the 2012 ACC indoor and outdoor champion and placed third at the 2012 indoor NCAA championships. Hyman is the national record holder in the 100 and 200 metres. Kemar holds the 60m record with Olympian Kareem Streete-Thompson in 6.56 seconds.[1]

Kemar Hyman
Personal information
Nationality Cayman Islands
Born (1989-10-11) 11 October 1989 (age 35)
George Town, Cayman Islands
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
College teamFlorida State Seminoles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 9.95 (Madrid 2012)
200 m: 20.73 (Athens 2016) 60m: 6.56 (Alabama 2012)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Cayman Islands
CARIFTA Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Providenciales 200 m
CAC Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Port of Spain 4×100 m relay
Updated on 12 December 2014

Hyman first represented the Cayman Islands at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in the 100 metres he also became an Olympian at the 2012 London Olympics[2] and was the flag bearer for Cayman Islands in the opening ceremony.[3][4]

He is a native of George Town, Cayman Islands.

Personal bests

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Outdoor

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  • 100 m: 9.95 s (wind: +1.8 m/s)  Madrid, 7 Jul 2012
  • 200 m: 20.73 s (wind: +0.8 m/s)  Athens, Georgia, 9 April 2016

Indoor

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International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the   Cayman Islands
2005 CARIFTA Games (U17) Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago 7th 100m 11.17 (+1.5 m/s)
4th 200m 22.51 (-1.0 m/s)
Pan American Junior Championships Windsor, Ontario, Canada 6th 4 × 100 m 41.49
World Youth Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 2nd (h)1 100m 10.80 (+0.6 m/s)
7th (sf) 200m 22.00 (+1.2 m/s)
2006 CARIFTA Games (U20) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 6th 100m 10.79 (0.0 m/s)
3rd (h)2 200m 22.33 (+1.0 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m 41.58
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U20)
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4th (h) 100m 10.80 (+1.3 m/s)
4th 200m 21.37 (+1.4 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m 40.79
World Junior Championships Beijing, China 18th (sf) 100m 10.81 (-0.4 m/s)
19th (sf) 200m 21.54 (-1.0 m/s)
18th (h) 4 × 100 m 40.92
2007 CARIFTA Games (U20) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos 6th 100m 10.61 (+1.2 m/s)
2nd 200m 21.10 (+0.7 m/s)
6th 4 × 100 m 41.90
Pan American Junior Championships São Paulo, Brazil 7th (sf) 100m 10.73 (+0.4 m/s)
5th 200m 21.51 (+0.9 m/s)
NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 12th (h) 100m 10.71 (-1.9 m/s)
4th 4 × 100 m 40.01
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 8th 100m 10.79 (-0.8 m/s)
4th (h) 200m 21.81 (+0.4 m/s)
2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships La Habana, Cuba 10th (h) 100m 10.42 (+0.0 m/s)
12th (h) 200m 21.23 (+0.5 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m 39.54
World Championships Berlin, Germany 59th (h) 100m 10.59 (-0.2 m/s)
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 2nd (h)3 100m 10.40 (-0.9 m/s)
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 4th (h)2 100m 10.16 (+1.5 m/s)
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 100m DQ
2014 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 18th (h) 4 × 100 m 39.76
10th (h) 4 × 200 m 1:24.91
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 6th (sf) 100m 10.31 (0.0 m/s)
5th (h) 4 × 100 m 40.50
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 6th (h) 100m 10.78 A (+0.4 m/s)
2015 NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 5th 100m 10.21 (-0.1 m/s)
World Championships Beijing, China 38th (h) 100 m 10.32
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 11th (sf) 60 m 6.61
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 45th (h) 100 m 10.34
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 60 m DQ
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 5th 100 m 10.21
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 13th (h) 100 m 10.44
World Championships Doha, Qatar 37th (h) 100 m 10.37
2020 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 49th (h) 100 m 10.41
2022 NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 13th (h) 100 m 10.62

1: Disqualified in the semifinal.
2: Did not show in the semifinal.
3: Disqualified in the final.

References

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  1. ^ "Video: Kemar Hyman sets new Cayman Islands 100m record". Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Kemar Hyman Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ^ "London 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). olympic.org. IOC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Flagbearers for Cayman Islands". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for   Cayman Islands
London 2012
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