Kareem Streete-Thompson (born March 30, 1973) is a Caymanian-American athlete specializing in the long jump and the 100 metres. He was born in Ithaca, New York.
Although born in the United States, he lived his first 18 years in the Cayman Islands. Originally he represented the Cayman Islands, then the United States, and then from 1999 the Cayman Islands again.
Competing for the Rice Owls track and field program, he won two NCAA titles in the long jump.
Two times in the role, he was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1989 CARIFTA Games and 1990 CARIFTA Games.
In the 2004 Summer Olympics, he participated in the 100 metres, achieving a second place and a season's best time in the heat from which he qualified, before exiting the competition in the second round with a fifth-placed finish. In the long jump competition, he did not qualify for the final.
Achievements
Representing the 1987CARIFTA Games (U-17)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago1stLong jump6.91 m1988CARIFTA Games (U-17)Kingston, Jamaica1stLong jump7.06 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada47th (h)100m11.30 (-1.0 m/s)24th (q)Long jump6.84 m (-0.6 m/s)1989CARIFTA Games (U-17)Bridgetown, Barbados2nd100 m10.883rd200 m21.91stLong jump7.83 m1990Commonwealth GamesAuckland, New Zealand29th (qf)100 m10.8911thLong jump7.53 mCARIFTA Games (U-20)Kingston, Jamaica1stLong jump7.94 mCentral American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)Havana, Cuba4th200 m22.41 (-0.9 m/s)1stLong jump7.97 m (0.3 m/s)World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria3rdLong jump7.94 m (-0.2 m/s)1991UniversiadeSheffield, United Kingdom (q)Long jump7.50 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan38th (q)Long jump6.99 m (+0.3 m/s)1992Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)Tegucigalpa, Honduras2nd100 m10.6 (0.0 m/s)1stLong jump7.57 mOlympic GamesBarcelona, Spain46th (h)100 m10.78 (-2.2 m/s)38th (q)Long jump7.39 m (-0.5 m/s)Representing 1993UniversiadeBuffalo, United States1stLong jump8.22 m (w)1994Goodwill GamesSt. Petersburg, Russia3rdLong jump8.29 m1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden14thLong jump7.43 m (-2.1 m/s)Representing 1999Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada2ndLong jump8.12 mWorld ChampionshipsSeville, Spain8th100 m10.24 (+0.2 m/s)24th (q)Long jump7.75 m (+0.2 m/s)2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia13th (q)Long jump7.99 m (+0.3 m/s)2001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal2ndLong jump8.16 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala1stLong jump7.97 m AWorld ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada5thLong jump8.10 m (+0.7 m/s)2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, England3rdLong jump7.89 m (+1.2 m/s)2003Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsSt George's, Grenada8th4 × 100 m41.501stLong jump8.12 m wWorld ChampionshipsParis, France15th (q)Long jump7.87 m (-1.0 m/s)Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic9th (h)4 × 100 m41.104thLong jump7.96 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece21st (qf)100 m10.24 (-0.2 m/s) 20th (q)Long jump7.85 m (+0.7 m/s) 2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia23rd (qf)100 m10.71 (-0.4 m/s)12th (h)4 × 100 m40.76Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia14th (sf)100 m10.47
References
Picture of Kareem Streete-Thompson