Jasmine Camacho-Quinn facts for kids
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Camacho-Quinn in 2018
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| Born | 21 August 1996 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 161 lb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Puerto Rico |
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Hurdles, Sprints, Long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Kentucky Wildcats (2016–2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Nike | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | John Coghlan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (born August 21, 1996) is an amazing track and field athlete. She is known for her speed in the 100 metres hurdles race. Jasmine represents Puerto Rico in competitions.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she made history. She became the first person of Afro-Latino background from Puerto Rico to win a gold medal. In the semi-finals, she set an Olympic record of 12.26 seconds. This is one of the fastest times ever!
Jasmine has also won other big medals. She earned a bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. Then, she won a silver medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, she won another bronze medal. This made her the only Puerto Rican to win two Olympic medals!
Before becoming a professional athlete, Jasmine was a two-time champion in college. She competed in the NCAA Division I championships.
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Jasmine's Athletic Journey
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn has had an exciting career in track and field. She has won many races and set impressive records.
Early Career and College Success
In 2016, Jasmine won a gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles. This was at the NCAA Division I Championships. She also went to the 2016 Rio Olympics. There, she ran very fast in the first races. However, she was disqualified in the semi-finals after accidentally hitting a hurdle.
Jasmine kept improving her skills. In 2017, she set a new personal best time of 12.58 seconds. She finished second at the NCAA Division I Championships that year. The next year, in 2018, she won first place again at the NCAA Division I Championships.
Olympic Gold and World Medals
In 2021, Jasmine won her first Diamond League event. She set a new personal best time of 12.38 seconds. Later that year, she won the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She had already set an Olympic record in the semi-finals of that event.
At the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, she won a bronze medal. Her time was 12.23 seconds. In 2023, she started her season by winning the Doha Diamond League. She then won a silver medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships with a time of 12.44 seconds.
Jasmine competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 100-meter hurdles. In September 2024, she won the first-ever female-only Athlos track meet. She also joined the new Grand Slam Track league, started by famous sprinter Michael Johnson.
Jasmine's Personal Life
Jasmine's parents are James Quinn and María Milagros Camacho. Her father is African-American, and her mother is Puerto Rican. Both of her parents were also athletes in college. Her father ran hurdles, and her mother was a sprint runner and long jumper.
Jasmine's mother is from Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. Because of her mother's background, Jasmine can represent Puerto Rico in international sports. Did you know that National Football League (NFL) player Robert Quinn is her brother? Jasmine graduated from Fort Dorchester High School in South Carolina.
Her Puerto Rican Identity
Jasmine was born and grew up in South Carolina. But as she got older, she wanted to learn more about her mother's family in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. She proudly identifies as Puerto Rican.
In 2021, she tweeted about her mom, saying, "You see my mommy? The PUERTO RICAN woman that birthed me?" She also said "I am Puerto Rican" in a video for the Puerto Rican Olympic Committee.
Jasmine is the first Afro-Puerto Rican to win an Olympic gold medal. This is a very important achievement. It shows black girls in Puerto Rico that they can achieve anything they dream of.
Images for kids
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Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (right) racing in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships.
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See also
In Spanish: Jasmine Camacho-Quinn para niños
