Jaheel Hyde (born 2 February 1997) is a Jamaican track and field athlete. He was the 2014 world junior champion in the 400 metres hurdles and the 2013 world youth champion in the 110 metres hurdles.
He won a gold medal in the 110 m hurdles at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Donetsk, Ukraine, setting a new championship record for the event and coming .01 seconds shy of tying the World Youth Best held by Wilhem Belocian. In 2014, he won the gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles at the World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, then the 100 metres hurdles at the Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, beating Belocian's World Youth Best with a time of 12.96 seconds.
His parents, Lenworth Hyde and Angela Hussett, encouraged their children to participate in sport. His father was an international footballer for Jamaica for over ten years. His older brothers have also been involved in sport: Lenworth Jr. and Jamie both played football for Jamaica at age category level while Julian Hyde won international medals in equestrian sports.Reid, Paul & Walker, Howard (2014-07-27). Jaheel Hyde and his parents revel in gold medal success . Jamaica Observer. Retrieved on 2014-11-06. Hyde has also played for the Jamaican football team and scored a hat-trick against Bermuda in an under-17s international match in 2012.Walker, Howard (2012-07-12). Jamaica swamp Bermuda 5-0 in CFU qualifiers . Jamaica Observer. Retrieved on 2014-11-06.I Am A Soccer Fan. Spikes Magazine (2014-11-04). Retrieved on 2014-11-06. In January 2024, Hyde attended open tryouts for USL Championship club Hartford Athletic and was selected to join the team for preseason training.
Personal bests Event Result Venue Date 200 m 20.78 s (wind: +0.5 m/s) Kingston 3 Sep 2017 400 m 45.78 s Kingston 26 Mar 2022 110 m hurdles (99 cm) 13.22 s (wind: +0.1 m/s) Kingston 8 Mar 2015 110 m hurdles (91 cm) 12.96 s (wind: +1.3 m/s) Nanjing 23 Aug 2014 400 m hurdles 48.03 s Eugene 19 July 2022
Competition record Representing 2012CARIFTA Games (U17)Hamilton, Bermuda1st110m hurdles (91 cm)13.96 (wind: +0.8 m/s)2013CARIFTA Games (U17)Nassau, Bahamas3rd200m21.45 w (wind: +2.2 m/s)1st1110m hurdles (91 cm)13.86 (wind: -2.3 m/s)1st4 × 100 m relay41.383rd4 × 400 m relay3:16.47World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine1st110m hurdles (91 cm)13.13 (wind: -1.1 m/s)1st2Medley relay1:52.7822014CARIFTA Games (U18)Fort-de-France, Martinique1st110m hurdles (91 cm)13.10 w (wind: +2.2 m/s)1st400m hurdles (84 cm)51.211st4 × 400 m relay3:12.63World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon, United States1st400m hurdles49.293rd4 × 400 m relay3:04.47Youth Olympic GamesNanjing, China1st110m hurdles (91 cm)12.96 (wind: +1.3 m/s)2015CARIFTA Games (U20)Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis1st110m hurdles (99 cm)13.36 w (wind: +3.3 m/s)1st400m hurdles50.961st4 × 400 m relay3:09.132016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland1st400m hurdles49.03Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil14th (sf)400 m hurdles49.172017World ChampionshipsLondon, England12th (sf)400 m hurdles49.752018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia3rd400 m hurdles49.162021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan24th (sf)400 m hurdles87.382022World ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon, United States6th400 m hurdles48.032023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary12th (sf)400 m hurdles48.49Pan American GamesSantiago, Chile1st400 m hurdles49.192024Olympic GamesParis, France22nd (sf)400 m hurdles50.03 1: Exhibition event (no medals). 2: Competed only in the heat.
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