Demar Francis

Demar Francis
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 25)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests200m: 20.28 (Waco, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Nanjing4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2026 Toruń4×400 m relay
NACAC U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 San Jose200m

Demar Francis (born 25 January 2001) is a Jamaican sprinter.

Early life

He attended Excelsior High School and the University of South Dakota before transferring to Baylor University.

Career

He won gold in the 200 metres at the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in Costa Rica.

He became Jamaica's national indoor record holder in the 200m with a run of 20.46 in 2023. He lowered it again to 20.42 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in February 2024.

He won a silver medal in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing. On 24 April 2025, he was named in the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025. He competed in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the event in May 2025. He also competed in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay at the event.

On 22 March 2026, he ran in the heats at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, of the men's 4 x 400 metres with the team later winning the bronze medal. He was named in the Jamaica team for the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games.

References

  1. ↑ "Demar Francis". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Demar Francis lowers own national indoor 200m record". Jamaica Observer. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "2023 NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Jamaican indoor 200m record holder Demar Francis named Big 12 Men's Athlete of the Week". SportsMax. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Big 12 Championships: Julien Alfred's Blistering Run Earns Gold, Kevona Davis Misses Out". Track Alerts. 26 Feb 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "USA dominates men's 4x400m in Nanjing". World Athletics. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Pinnock and Men's 4x400m Relay Win Silver as World Indoors Ends in Nanjing". SportsMax. 23 March 2025. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  9. ↑ Foster, Anthony (24 April 2025). "Blake Is Back! Thompson, Fraser-Pryce, and Jackson Headline Jamaica's World Relays Team". Track Alerts. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Men's 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "USA breaks championship record in men's 4x400m in Kujawy Pomorze". World Athletics. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "Roswell named to CAC team alongside Jura Levy". Jamaica Observer. June 28, 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.