Romaine Beckford
Romaine Beckford
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestHigh Jump 2.29m (Chorzów 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 San JoseHigh jump

Romaine Beckford (born 9 July 2002) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competes in the high jump.

Career

From Portland, Jamaica,[1] Beckford attended South Plains College for two years before transferring to the University of South Florida. He set a personal best of 2.21m at the Tom Jones Memorial meet at the University of Florida in April 2022.[2] Later that month, whilst competing at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia in the high jump, he set a new personal best clearance of 2.23 metres.[3] He finished eighth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in July 2022.[4]

He won the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships high jump title competing for USF.[5] In June 2023, he won the NCAA Outdoor title with a personal best height of 2.27m, in Austin, Texas.[6] In July 2023, he won the Jamaican national title in Kingston, Jamaica.[7] He subsequently competed for Jamaica at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[8][9] He won the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in San José, Costa Rica.[10]

He transferred to the University of Arkansas for the 2023-24 season.[11] In February 2024, he set an indoor personal best of 2.27 metres at the Razorback Invitational.[12] He won the high jump at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships in March 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts, doing so with a personal best indoors height of 2.27m.[13][14] He won the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor title in June 2024, with a clearance of 2.26m in Eugene, Oregon.[15]

In July 2024, he was officially selected for the Jamaican team for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he qualified for the final, finishing in tenth place overall.[16][17]

He cleared 2.20 metres to finish fourth in May 2025 at the 2025 Doha Diamond League.[18] The following week he finished in fifth place at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, also part of the 2025 Diamond League, in May 2025.[19] He finished third with a jump of 2.26 metres at the Diamond League event at the 2025 Golden Gala in Rome on 6 June 2025.[20] He won the high jump at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships with a height of 2.25 metres on countback from Raymond Richards.[21] He was third at the 2025 Memorial Van Damme in the Diamond League, in Brussels, Belgium, on 22 August.[22] He placed fourth at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on 28 August.[23] He was a finalist at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[24]

References

  1. ^"Jamaica's Romaine Beckford, Wayne Pinnock, and Terrence Jones of the Bahamas make latest edition of Bowerman Watch List". Sports Max. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. ^"High jumper Romaine Beckford sets sights on Commonwealth Games". Jamaica Observer. May 6, 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. ^Lawrence, Hubert (May 3, 2022). "Romaine Beckford: Part of new high jump wave". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  4. ^"High Jump Results". World Athletics. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  5. ^"Romaine Beckford retains NCAA high jump title". Jamaica Observer. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  6. ^"Beckford Claims Men's High Jump National Champion Title and New Program Record Mark". gousfbulls. June 9, 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  7. ^Williams, Melton (July 7, 2023). "Romaine Beckford claims national high jump title at Jamaica Trials". Jamaica Loopnews. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  8. ^Wheeler, Daniel (10 July 2023). "Beckford hopes to be on world stage in 2023". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  9. ^"High Jump Results". World Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  10. ^"Romaine Beckford clears 2.19m for victory in high jump at Arkansas Invitational". Caribbean National Weekly. January 16, 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  11. ^"Romaine Beckford leaves South Florida for University of Arkansas for 2023/2024 NCAA season". SportsMax. July 17, 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  12. ^"Jamaican Romaine Beckford named SEC Field Athlete of the Week". Caribbean National Weekly. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  13. ^"Texas Tech and Arkansas win men's, women's titles at 2024 NCAA DI indoor track and field championships". ncaa.com. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  14. ^"WAYNE PINNOCK ON ROMAINE BECKFORD WINNING HIGH JUMP TITLE, ARKANSAS' SECOND-PLACE TEAM FINISH - NCAA D1 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024". Dyetsat. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  15. ^Rodriguez, Kyle (7 June 2024). "Here Are The NCAA Track And Field Championships Results On Day 3". Flotrack. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  16. ^"Men's High Jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  17. ^Levy, Leighton (July 7, 2024). "JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  18. ^"Results - Doha Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  19. ^"Results - Rabat Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  20. ^"Results - Rome Diamond League Golden Gala 2025". Watch Athletics. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  21. ^"Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  22. ^"Results - Brussels Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  23. ^"Results - Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  24. ^"World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
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