Delano Kennedy

Delano Kennedy
Personal information
Born (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
400m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 44.74 (Tokyo, 2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Indoor Championships
2026 Toruń 4 × 400 m relay
World U20 Championships
2022 Cali 4x400 m relay
NACAC Championships
2025 Freeport 4 × 400 m relay
NACAC U23 Championships
2023 San Jose 4x400m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
2022 Kingston 400m
2022 Kingston 4x400m relay

Delano Kennedy (born 3 February 2004) is a Jamaican sprinter.[1]

Early life

He was educated in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica at the Edwin Allen High School where he was coached by Leon Powell.[2][3]

Career

He won a silver medal for Jamaica in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[4][5] He was the fastest qualifier with a personal best 45.49 seconds in the individual 400 metres race at the championships, but was disqualified from the final after a false start.[6]

In March 2023, he ran a 45.27 personal best in the 400m finals at Jamaica’s High School Championships, held at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.[7] Competing at the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in Costa Rica, he won a gold medal in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay.[8]

He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025.[9][10] On 7 June 2025, he ran a 400 metres personal best of 45.22 seconds at the Racers Grand Prix, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meeting, in Kingston, Jamaica.[11] He reached the final of the 400 metres at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in June 2025 with a personal best of 44.97 seconds, before going faster in the final to finish second in 44.91 seconds.[12][13] On 12 July 2025, he ran 45.00 seconds for the 400 metres at the Ed Murphey Track Classic, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver event, in Memphis, Tennessee.[14]

He was named in the Jamaican squad for the 2025 NACAC Championships in Nassau, The Bahamas.[15] He was selected for the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, running a personal best 44.74 seconds to qualify for the 400m semi-finals.[16][17] He also ran at the championships in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay, helping the Jamaican team qualify for the final and place seventh overall.[18]

Kennedy was selected to represent Jamaica at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, running an indoors personal best time of 47.02 in the individual 400 metres.[19][20] Kennedy ran as the Jamaican team initially finished third in the inaugural mixed 4 × 400 m relay at a World Athletics Indoor Championships, running alongside Leah Anderson, Kimar Farquharson and Shana Kaye Anderson, but the team were later disqualified from an incident-filled race which saw Dutch and American runners to fall, and Sara Reifenrath of the United States run her leg of the race with only one shoe, and Jamaica disqualified for exchanging positions before a takeover.[21][22][23][24] On the final day of the championships, he ran in the men’s 4 x 400 metres with the team winning the bronze medal.[25][26]

References

  1. ^ "Delano Kennedy". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  2. ^ Jacks, Bradley (30 March 2023). "Edwin Allen's Delano Kennedy (45.27), Holmwood Technical's Rickiann Russell (51.26) run personal bests to win 400m titles at ISSA Boys and Girls Championships". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  3. ^ Lawrence, Hubert (30 March 2023). "No false-start concerns for 400 favourite Kennedy". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  4. ^ "U20s face setbacks, speedsters in the mood". Jamaica Gleaner. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Men's 4x400m relay final". World Athletics. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  6. ^ Lawrence, Hubert (16 January 2023). "Kennedy – Not looking back at Cali calamity". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  7. ^ Foster, Anthony (8 March 2023). "Record-Breaking Performances by Kennedy and Russell at Champs". Track Alerts. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  8. ^ "NACAC U23 Championships". World Athletics. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  10. ^ Foster, Anthony (24 April 2025). "Blake Is Back! Thompson, Fraser-Pryce, and Jackson Headline Jamaica's World Relays Team". Track Alerts. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Thompson and Broadbell shine at Racers Grand Prix". World Athletics. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  12. ^ Cowan, Sherdon (27 June 2025). "Pryce, Powell lead charge into 400m finals at National Champs". Sportamax. Archived from the original on 28 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  13. ^ Levy, Leighton (30 June 2025). "Rusheen McDonald Silences Doubters With First National 400m Title, Eyes Record Run". Sportamax. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  14. ^ Johnson, Robert (July 12, 2025). "Quincy Wilson Blasts 44.10 PB, Athing Mu Improves To 2:00.42, T'Mars McCallum Runs 9.87w/19.73 WL at Ed Murphey Classic". Lets Run. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  15. ^ Levy, Leighton (9 July 2025). "Tia Clayton Returns as Jamaica Names Powerhouse Team for NACAC Championships in Bahamas". SportsMax. Archived from the original on 3 August 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  16. ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 14 Sep 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  17. ^ "JAAA names 50-member World Champs team, Thomas-Dodd opts out". Jamaica Observer. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  18. ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 Sep 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  19. ^ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  20. ^ Smith, Gary (March 9, 2026). "Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson headlines the Jamaica 2026 World Indoor team". World-Track. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  21. ^ "Belgium makes world indoor history on day two in Kujawy Pomorze". World Athletics. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  22. ^ "CHAOTIC MIXED RELAY IN TORUŃ SEES BELGIUM EMERGE WITH GOLD". Athletics Weekly. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  23. ^ "Belgium takes inaugural world indoor mixed 4x400m title in Kujawy Pomorze". World Athletics. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  24. ^ "Belgium win inaugual world indoor mixed 4x400m relay gold, as Spain and Poland also win medals in hectic final". European Athletics. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  25. ^ "USA breaks championship record in men's 4x400m in Kujawy Pomorze". World Athletics. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  26. ^ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
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