Jak Ali Harvey

Jak Ali Harvey
Harvey at the2016 European Championships.
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1989-05-04) 4 May 1989
Hanover Parish, Jamaica[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)
100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m 9.92 (Erzurum 2016) 200 m 20.38 (Ankara 2015)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 Amsterdam100 m
Silver medal – second place2018 Berlin4 × 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2018 Berlin100 m
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 Minsk100 m
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Konya4 × 100 m relay
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Tarragona100 m
Gold medal – first place2022 Oran100 m
Silver medal – second place2018 Tarragona4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2022 Oran4 × 100 m relay
Representing EuropeEurope
Continental Cup
Silver medal – second place2018 Ostrava4 × 100 m relay
Representing  Jamaica
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2011 Shenzhen100 m
NACAC U-23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 Miramar4 × 100 meters

Jak Ali Harvey, formerly Jacques Montgomery Harvey (born 4 May 1989 in Hanover Parish, Jamaica) is a former Jamaican sprinter.[2] He now competes for Turkey.[3]

Harvey won the silver medal of the 100 m event at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He became the first ever Turkish athlete to win a medal in that event at the European Championships.[4]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
2010 NACAC U23 ChampionshipsMiramar, Florida, United States5th 100 m 10.26(+1.7 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.36
Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico1st (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.96
2011 UniversiadeShenzhen, China1st 100 m 10.14
– (h) 4 × 100 m relay DQ
Representing  Turkey
2015 World ChampionshipsBeijing, China15th (sf) 100 m 10.08
2016 European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands2nd 100 m 10.07
14th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.58
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil10th (sf) 100 m 10.03
40th (h) 200 m 20.58
10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.30
2017 World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom12th (sf) 100 m 10.16
7th 4 × 100 m relay 38.73
2018 Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain1st 100 m 10.10
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.50
European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany3rd 100 m 10.01
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 37.98
2019 World RelaysYokohama, Japan7th 4 × 100 m relay 39.13
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar– 4 × 100 m relay DQ
2021 World RelaysChorzów, Poland14th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.59
Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan36th (h) 100 m 10.25
– 4 × 100 m relay DQ
2022 Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeria1st 100 m 10.15
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.98
Islamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey7th (sf) 100 m 10.101
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.74
– 4 × 400 m relay DQ
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany– 100 m DQ
7th 4 × 100 m relay 39.20

1Disqualified in the final

References

  1. ^"Jacques Harvey switches allegiance to Turkey". Jamaican Observer. 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  2. ^"Athletes - Harvey Jacques Biography". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  3. ^"Jacques Harvey switches allegiance". trackalerts.com. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. ^"Jak Ali Harvey'den gümüş madayla" [Silver medal from Jak Ali Harvey]. Hürriyet (in Turkish). 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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