Odail Todd (born 9 June 1994) is a Jamaican
sprinter. In 2011 he attended Green Island High in Hanover, Jamaica.
He won the
100 metres
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at the
2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics
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in
Lille Métropole
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,
France
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. Todd was only drafted into the event after both 2011 World Youth leader
Jazeel Murphy and
2010 Youth Olympic 100 m champion Odean Skeen
Odean Skeen (born 28 August 1994) is a Jamaican sprinter.
Career
At the inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, Skeen won the 100 metres in his then-personal best of 10.42 seconds, ahead of Masaki Nashimoto and David Bolari ...
were forced to withdraw due to injury.
On 15 July, he was added to Jamaica's squad for the
in
Miramar, Florida
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.
He finished fourth (10.41) in the 100 metres, behind
Marvin Bracy
Marvin Bracy-Williams (born December 15, 1993) is an American sprinter, and a former professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, and quit just prior to their 2013 national championship season ...
(10.09),
Keenan Brock (10.12), and
Aaron Brown (10.25).
Achievements
References
1994 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Hanover Parish
Jamaican male sprinters
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