Kenia Sinclair, Date of Birth

    

Kenia Sinclair

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1980

Profession: middle-distance runner

Nationality: Jamaica

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Kenia Sinclair

  • Kenia Sinclair (born July 14, 1980) is a Jamaican athlete competing over 800 metres.
  • Kenia first broke onto the international scene in 2005.
  • On June 12 Sinclair broke Inez Turner's 10-year-old record to become the 5th Jamaican woman to go under two minutes.
  • Less than a month later Kenia again broke the Jamaican record lowering the mark to 1.58.88.
  • Kenia narrowly missed out on reaching the 800m final at the 2005 IAAF World Championships after finishing 3rd in her semi-final.
  • In early 2006 Sinclair gained a silver in the IAAF World Indoor Championships breaking the Jamaican Indoor Record.
  • In March at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Kenia earned a silver medal beating her hero Maria de Lurdes Mutola and once again breaking the national record.
  • Kenia set her most recent National record of 1:57.88 in Crete, Greece.
  • At the 2007 IAAF World Championships Kenia was once again knocked out in the semi-finals but many believe her performance was affected by the death of her coach.
  • Kenia Sinclair is one of Jamaica greatest ever 800m runners and has broken the barriers of Jamaican female middle distance running.
  • Kenia made the 2008 Olympic 800m final but she mistimed her run and finished 6th with a season's best of 1:58.24.

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