Antonio Watson Explained

Antonio Watson (born 11 September 2001) is a Jamaican sprinter. He won the gold medal in the boys' 400 metres event at the 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Nairobi, Kenya.^{[1] [2]}

In 2018, he won the silver medal in the boys' 200 metres event at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[3] He won the 200 m bronze medal and the gold in the 4x100 relay in the 2021 NACAC U23 Championships.^[4]

Watson won gold in the 400 m at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Boy's 400 metres. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200210171318/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5838/AT-400-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=1807777628. 10 February 2020. 5 July 2020. 2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – IAAF.
2. News: Pavitt. Michael. 14 July 2017. Jamaica enjoy double sprint success at World Under-18 Athletics Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 5 July 2020.
3. News: Pavitt. Michael. 16 October 2018. World under-20 champions enhance reputations with triple jump golds at Buenos Aires 2018. InsideTheGames.biz. 5 July 2020.
4. News: Reid. Paula. Former western Jamaica-based athletes cop nine medals at NACAC Championships. Jamaica Observer. 15 July 2021. 7 September 2021.