Germaine Mason facts for kids
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Great Britain |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2008 Beijing | High jump |
Representing  Jamaica |
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| World Junior Championships | ||
| Silver | 2000 Chile | High jump |
| Bronze | 2002 Kingston | High jump |
| World Indoor Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2004 Budapest | High jump |
| Pan American Games | ||
| Gold | 2003 Santo Domingo | High jump |
| CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
| Gold | 2002 Bridgetown | High jump |
| Gold | 2000 San Juan | High jump |
| CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) |
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| Gold | 2000 St. George's | High jump |
| Silver | 2002 Nassau | High jump |
| CARIFTA Games Youth (U17) |
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| Gold | 1999 Fort-de-France | High jump |
Germaine Mason (born January 20, 1983 – died April 20, 2017) was a talented athlete who specialized in the high jump. He was born in Jamaica and first competed for his home country. Later, in 2006, he started representing Great Britain. As a Great Britain athlete, he won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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Germaine Mason's Athletic Career
Germaine Mason started his career strong, winning silver and bronze medals at the World Junior Championships. These events took place in 2000 and 2002. The 2002 competition was held in his hometown of Kingston, Jamaica.
His first major medal as a senior athlete came in 2003. At the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, he won a gold medal. He achieved his personal best jump of 2.34 meters (about 7 feet, 8 inches) at this event. Later that year, he placed fifth at the World Championships.
Later Career and Medals
In the years that followed, his jump heights were a bit lower. However, a jump of 2.25 meters (about 7 feet, 4 inches) was still good enough to earn him a bronze medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He shared this medal with two other athletes, Jaroslav Bába and Ştefan Vasilache.
Representing Great Britain
Germaine Mason was able to represent Great Britain because his father, David, was born in London. His mother encouraged him to make the switch. The change in his nationality for sports was officially approved by the World Athletics organization in 2006.
Mason won a silver medal for Great Britain at the Beijing Olympics on August 19, 2008. He jumped 2.34 meters, which matched his personal best. Only Russia's Andrey Silnov jumped higher, with 2.36 meters. This was Great Britain's very first track and field medal at those Olympic Games.
His Passing
Germaine Mason sadly passed away on April 20, 2017, at the age of 34. He died in a motorbike accident.
Achievements in High Jump
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Jamaica |
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| 1999 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 1st | high jump | 2.03 m |
| 2000 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | St. George's, Grenada, Grenada | 1st | high jump | 2.12 m |
| CAC Junior Championships (U20) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 1st | high jump | 2.15 m | |
| World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | high jump | 2.24 m | |
| 2002 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | high jump | 2.16 m |
| CAC Junior Championships (U20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | high jump | 2.23 m | |
| World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 3rd | high jump | 2.21 m | |
| Commonwealth Games | Manchester, Great Britain | 5th | high jump | 2.20 m | |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, Great Britain | – | high jump | NM |
| Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 1st | high jump | 2.34 m | |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 5th | high jump | 2.29 m | |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | high jump | 2.25 m |
| Representing Great Britain |
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| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 17th (q) | high jump | 2.19 m |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 27th (q) | high jump | 2.19 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 2nd | high jump | 2.34 m |
See also
In Spanish: Germaine Mason para niños
