In response to your feedback, we’ve revived our “Famous Athletes Whose Jamaican Roots…” series to spotlight five additional Olympic medallists who were either born in Jamaica or have at least one Jamaican parent.
INFO SOURCE(S)
World Athletics: https://www.worldathletics.org/
MUSIC
“Jah Jah Bangs” by Quincas Moreira, YouTube Audio Library License, courtesy of the YouTube Audio Library
ANIMATION
“Free YouTube Subscribe Animation” by Motion Arts Media, Free Item’s License (https://www.motionartsmedia.net/product-license), via Motion Arts Media: https://www.motionartsmedia.net/free-video-templates/free-youtube-subscribe-animation
IMAGES/ARTICLES (SOURCES)
MARK LEWIS-FRANCIS
“Hail the new kid on the blocks”: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/jun/23/athletics.theguardian
“Mark Lewis-Francis Tells Birmingham 2022 Podcast…”: https://dluxe-magazine.co.uk/birmingham/mark-lewis-francis-tells-birmingham-2022-podcast-birmingham-is-definitely-going-to-put-on-a-good-show-for-the-commonwealth-games/
MATTHEW HUDSON-SMITH
“Matthew Hudson-Smith honours Jamaican heritage…”: https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-international/item/150487-matthew-hudson-smith-honours-jamaican-heritage-in-emotional-silver-medal-triumph-at-paris-olympics
“Matthew-Hudson-Smith, Budapest 2023” by Erik van Leeuwen, GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), via Wikimedia Commons: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Matthew_Hudson-Smith_Budapest_2023.jpg
TESSA SANDERSON
“Tessa Sanderson: how the first Black British woman to win an Olympic title…”: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/13/tessa-sanderson-how-the-first-black-british-woman-to-win-an-olympic-title-fought-her-way-to-the-top
“Tessa Sanderson” by Indianathletics at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5), via Wikimedia Commons: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Tessa_Sanderson.jpg
SANDRA FARMER-PATRICK
Sandra Farmer-Patrick bio (USA Track & Field): https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/sandra-farmer-patrick
“A Pair of Aces”: https://vault.si.com/vault/1989/10/16/a-pair-of-aces-a-smashing-couple-on-and-off-the-track-david-and-sandra-patrick-have-made-hurdling-history
GABBY THOMAS
“What is Gabby Thomas’ Ethnicity?”: https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-olympics-news-track-and-field-news-what-is-gabby-thomas-ethnicity-everything-about-track-and-field-stars-jamaican-connection/
“Gabrielle Thomas, 2024” by The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Gabrielle_Thomas_%28Gabby%29_on_July_25%2C_2024%2C_in_Saint-Gratien%2C_France_%28cropped%29.jpg
“Gabrielle Thomas, 2020 US Olympic Trials” by jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), via Wikimedia Commons: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Gabby_Thomas_00115719_%2851919418015%29.jpg
“Drone Shot Flying Around the Rotunda Building In Birmingham” by Videvo, via Freepik: https://www.videvo.net/video/drone-shot-flying-around-the-rotunda-building-in-birmingham/602377/#rs=video-box
“Blue Skies Over Sugarcane Fields…” by Adam Cohn, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/), via flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/adamcohn/50434948272
“Downtown Kingston” by Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) , via Wikimedia Commons: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Downtown_market_Kingston_1990_%283%29.jpg
“Motion graphic of hand drawn doodle check mark” by Freepik, via Videvo: https://www.videvo.net/video/motion-graphic-of-hand-drawn-doodle-check-mark-icons/6914688/#rs=video-box
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