Demario Prince
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| Born | 27 October 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Hurdles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60m hurdles 7.43 (2026) 110m hurdles: 13.12 (2025) | |||||||||||||||||
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Demario Prince (born 27 October 2004) is a Jamaican sprint hurdler. He placed fourth over 60 metres hurdles at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships. He won the 110 metres hurdles at the Jamaican Championships in 2026 and was a semi-finalist at the 2025 World Championships, having won the gold medal at the 2025 NACAC Championships.[1]
Early life
He attended St Jago High School before studying at Baylor University in the United States.[2][3]
Career
He competed for Jamaica at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, reaching the final of the 110 metres hurdles.[4][5]
He lowered his personal best in running 7.57 seconds to win the men’s 60m hurdles final at the Charlie Thomas Invitational held at Texas A&M University in February 2025.[6] He competed for Jamaica at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, where he qualified for the final of the 60 metres hurdles, placing sixth overall.[7][8][9]
He ran a personal best 13.12 seconds for the 100m hurdles to finish in second place at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships.[10] He was named in the Jamaican squad for the 2025 NACAC Championships in Freeport, The Bahamas and he won the medal in the 110 metres hurdles.[11][12] He was a semi-finalist competing at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in the men's 110 metres hurdles in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025.[13][14]
Competing at the 2026 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, he placed third in the final of the 60 metres hurdles.[15][16]
Prince lowered his personal best to 7.43 seconds representing Jamaica in the 60m hurdles at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, placing fourth overall.[17][18] On 12 June, he placed sixth in the 110 m hurdles final at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships, running 13.25 seconds.[19][20] On 21 June, Prince won his first senior national title in the 110 metres hurdles final at the 2026 Jamaican Athletics Championships.[21]
References
- ^ "Demario Prince". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "Like Gregory, Demario Prince hopes to have crowning moment at Champs". Jamaica Gleaner. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "Brianna Lyston and Demario Prince lead Jamaicans in NCAA Division I Championships". Iriefm.net. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "Demario Prince, Davison, Nkrumie safely through to 100m semis as World U-20 Championships get underway in Colombia". SportsMax. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "Record for St Jago's Demario Prince in Central Champs Class 1 boys' 110mh". Jamaica Gleaner. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "Demario Prince now ninth fastest Jamaican in 60m hurdles". Jamaica Observer. 11 Feb 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "Jamaica's Prince, Campbell through to 60m hurdles semis at World Indoor Championships". SportsMax. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "World Indoors: Campbell and Prince advance to men's 60m hurdles semis". Jamaica Observer. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "Jamaicans Prince, Campbell fall short in 60m Hurdles final as Caribbean's medal hunt continues". SportsMax. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ Levy, Leighton (30 June 2025). "Mixed Emotions for Bennett On Winning National Title After Broadbell's Injury Blow". Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "5 gold medals for Jamaica on opening day of NACAC Championships". radiojamaicanewsonline.com. August 15, 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 16 Sep 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "JAAA names 50-member World Champs team, Thomas-Dodd opts out". Jamaica Observer. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Shenese Walker, Tyrice Taylor ahead in their events at NCAA Indoor Championships". Jamaica Observer. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "Jamaica's Taylor and Marshall go 1-2 in 800m at NCAA Indoor Championships". Jamaica Observer. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ Smith, Gary (March 9, 2026). "Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson headlines the Jamaica 2026 World Indoor team". World-Track. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "World Indoors: Prince places 4th in 60m at World Indoor Championship". Jamaica Observer. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ^ "2026 NCAA Track and Field Championships Day 3 Results: Who Won?". Flotrack. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ^ "NCAA Track And Field Championships 2026 Qualifiers". Flotrack. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ^ "Roswell clocks PB 12.40 seconds to win 100m hurdles national title". Jamaica Observer. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.