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Brandon Jones (athlete)

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Sport
  
Athletics

Coached by
  
Aldrin Grey

Weight
  
86 kg

Event(s)
  
Sprint

Height
  
1.99 m

Education
  
Hampton University


Born
  
July 19, 1987 (age 29) (
1987-07-19
)

Personal best(s)
  
100 m – 10.55 (2015) 200 m – 21.17 (2014)

Brandon Jones (born July 19, 1987) is a Belizean American athlete. He competed for Belize at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 200 m race; his time of 21.49 seconds in the heats was a seasonal best but did not qualify him for the semifinals.

Jones was born in the U.S. state of Virginia to Belizean father Kent Smith and American mother Carmen Jones-Smith. He attended Hampton University, where he holds the school record in the indoor triple jump. He has competed internationally for Belize since 2012; he competes in sprinting, triple jump, and long jump, and has won medals at the Central American Championships in Athletics. Jones was the flag bearer for Belize at the 2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.

References

Brandon Jones (athlete) Wikipedia